Six Amazing Render Design Features You Need

How to make your property stand out from the crowd

When looking to re-render your property, why not go for something a little bit more exciting than just a clean white/cream canvas? While a simple look is certainly timeless, being adventurous with different design features can create an incredible finish that will stand out from the crowd.

Coloured render is exciting enough and fairly new to the market, but what if you don’t want just a simple render on your property? There are so many beautiful properties throughout the UK with fantastic design features that are easy to recreate with the right materials and a bit of creativity, so keep reading for five design inspiration ideas!

1. Brick Slips

At EWI Store, we often talk about how you can recreate the original look of a property by using brick slips, but we’re not just talking about an all-over brick effect. With brick slips, you have the ability to be truly creative in the render design features that you produce.

Red Brick Slips can look fantastic when used in contrast with a coloured render; for example, when installed under or above windows, around doors or as a feature right the way round the lower half of a property. Brick Slip Corners can be used to create an alternating pattern on all four (or more) corners of the property, establishing a fantastic design all the while reinforcing your property’s vulnerable corners.

It’s not just red Brick Slips that have the ability to completely transform a property, however. Why not try black or white, and contrast this with your choice in coloured render. White render with black Brick Slips as a feature can truly stand out from the crowd, and white Brick Slips with a dove grey render will give a soft but modern effect.

2.  Wood Effect Render

Wood Effect Render offers the fantastic opportunity of creating mock tudor beams (check out our tutorial on how to create Wood Effect Render!). The tudor-esque look is a traditional and attractive look, however in reality older buildings are much less energy efficient. So, by recreating a tudor look on your modern property, you can achieve an eye-catching and pleasing design all while maintaining energy efficiency.

Combine Wood Effect Render with Brick Slips and you can achieve a unique and attractive render design feature with contrasting textures.

3. Bands

Bands are as the name suggests: thicker bands of render, usually in a contrasting colour to the main render, that are strategically placed on the exterior of a property to enhance certain features. These are typically placed above windows, doors, across elevations and to make a feature of gable roofs. Bands are simple but incredibly versatile due to the range of colour options that are available – for example, a blue property with white bands around the doors and windows would present a sophisticated facade.

4. Ashlar Cut Render

Ashlar Cut Render is a render design feature whereby grooves are cut into the render to create various patterns and shapes, whether it’s emulating a stone shape, creating simple horizontal lines or building features around windows and doors. This process is usually carried out on Monocouche Scratch Render and can be done using a range of tools to create different effects. The key benefit of Ashlar Cut Render is that it is so versatile and can be applied to any area of the property, whether it’s as a design feature on a porch area, above windows or isolated to one storey of the property.

5. Quoins

Quoins are made from cut render at the corners of a building. Typically found in an alternating pattern, Quoins enhance the overall facade of a property, reinforcing the edges for a render design feature that appears affluent, strong and stable.

6. Mosaic Render

We often talk about how Mosaic Render is perfect for below the DPC because it’s so durable and splash resistant, however it’s also great as a decorative feature on other parts of a property. Mosaic render would look amazing around pillars, on window frames, garden walls, near swimming pools and as a feature for a porch area. It’s incredibly long lasting and offers a unique render design that can look fantastic as a feature to the property.

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