Monocouche Render in Ireland

Monocouche costs €50–€75 per m² in Ireland. It's a cement render with the colour in the mix, put on in one thick coat and scraped back to a sandy texture, so there's no painting.

Where it suits, how it goes on, and why it needs a dry, mild spell.

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€50–€75per m², supplied and applied
Scrapeda sandy, matt finish
No paintthe colour is in the mix
4–7 dayson site for a typical house

One coat, coloured through

Monocouche is French for one coat. A factory-mixed cement render with the colour and water-repellent built in goes on thick, by hand or by machine, then it's left to firm up and scraped with a toothed float to open the surface.

It's at its best on new, even blockwork: a new house, an extension or a garage. On old, uneven walls it needs a levelling coat first, and on sound old render a thin-coat silicone is often the better choice.

The weak spot is curing. Put on in cold, damp weather, a cement render can come up with white patches (lime bloom, or efflorescence) as salts dry out on the face. That's why good contractors only do monocouche in a dry, mild spell and protect it from rain.

What monocouche costs

Supplied and applied, per square metre of wall, and for whole houses.

Job	Typical price	What moves the price
Monocouche (one-coat, coloured)	€50–€75 per m²	Colour in the mix, scraped finish. Needs dry, mild weather to cure evenly
Silicone render (thin coat)	€55–€80 per m²	Base coat and mesh first, then the coloured silicone. Sheds water and dirt
Sand and cement render, painted	€35–€60 per m²	Two coats by hand, then masonry paint. Cheapest to apply, needs repainting
3-bed semi-detached, whole house	€4,000–€10,000	The finish, the state of the old walls, the gable
Detached two-storey, whole house	€7,000–€16,000	Four walls, more scaffold, bays and corners
Bungalow, whole house	€5,000–€8,000	Less height, so less scaffold; long walls

A guide for typical Irish houses. Your price is fixed by the contractor after they've seen the walls. Nothing is booked until you say yes.

More on rendering

Every job is priced by the contractor after a look at the walls.

€55–€80per m²Silicone renderThin, through-coloured and water-repellent. Never painted.Silicone render →€60–€80per m²Acrylic renderA flexible thin coat in almost any colour.Acrylic render →€35–€60per m²Sand and cement renderThe traditional two coats, then masonry paint.Sand and cement →€1,500–€4,000to re-dash a semiRendering over pebble dashCover it, paint it or remove it: which suits your walls.Pebble dash →€200–€300a day for a plastererRender repairCracks, hollow patches and stains, and when to re-render instead.Repairs →€35–€60per m², sand and cementRendering a wallGarden, boundary and gable walls: both faces and a capping.Rendering a wall →

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Questions we get asked

How much is monocouche render per m²?

€50–€75 per m² in Ireland, supplied and applied.

Is monocouche better than silicone?

On new block walls monocouche is quick and does the whole job in one coat. Silicone sheds water and dirt better and suits re-rendering over old render.

Why has my monocouche gone patchy?

Usually lime bloom: salts drying out on the face after the render got wet or cold while curing. It often weathers off; a contractor can clean it or apply a coloured coating.

Can monocouche be painted?

It doesn't need it, but it can be painted with a breathable masonry paint if the colour fades or patches.

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