Two-storey Melbourne home finished in smooth charcoal acrylic render at dusk

Solid plasterers · Melbourne & Victoria

Inspired by
quality

Premium acrylic, cement & texture rendering across Melbourne.

Two decades of trowel work on Melbourne facades — acrylic systems, traditional sand and cement, textures matched by eye, and lime work on period homes that deserve it.

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20+

Years on the tools

10 yr

Coating system warranty

Multi

Storey & commercial rated

VIC

Metro & regional coverage

What we install

Six systems.
One standard.

The right render is the one that suits the substrate, the exposure and the age of the building. Here is what we specify and apply.

01

Acrylic Rendering

Pre-coloured, polymer-modified render that flexes with the building instead of fighting it.

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Sand & Cement Rendering

The traditional mix, built up in stages, keyed properly and floated dead flat.

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Texture Coating & Stucco

Rollcoat, sponge, fine sand and rough cast — matched off an existing wall so the join disappears.

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Render Repairs & Recoating

Drummy sections cut out, cracks raked and bridged, patches colour-matched — often a fraction of a full re-render.

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Heritage & Lime Render

Breathable lime coats for solid-brick period homes, where modern sealed render traps moisture and blows the masonry apart from inside.

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Hebel, Foam & Lightweight Cladding Render

Render systems specified for Hebel, polystyrene and lightweight cladding substrates — where the coating is part of the wall system, not a finish on top of it.

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Browse all rendering services or read the Melbourne cost guide.

Why Invision

A wall is only
as good as its
worst metre

Materials we'd use on our own house

High-grade acrylic-modified and cement-based products, finished with DULUX AcraShield membrane where the wall needs a genuine weather barrier. The coating system carries a 10-year manufacturer guarantee.

Preparation is most of the job

Old coatings stripped, surfaces keyed, movement joints respected. Almost every failed render we're called to fix went wrong before the first coat went on.

Screen-tested workmanship

Our work has been filmed on national renovation television — a reasonable stress test for finish quality and hitting a build program.

Steel trowel spreading fresh cement render across a wall

How a job runs

  1. 01

    Site visit

    We walk the job, sound the existing walls and talk through the finish you're after. Written quote, itemised, no charge.

  2. 02

    Prep & protect

    Windows, paving and gardens masked. Substrate cleaned, keyed and made good before a single coat goes up.

  3. 03

    Render coats

    Built up in stages and cured properly. We don't chase a wall dry to shave a day off the program.

  4. 04

    Finish & hand back

    Texture or membrane applied, site cleaned down, warranty paperwork handed over with the keys.

Recent finishes

Rendered facades
across Melbourne

Period cottage refinished in breathable off-white lime render
Lime render · period cottage restoration
Contemporary townhouse facade with white sponge-texture render
Texture coat · new townhouse facade
Hebel PowerPanel lightweight cladding on a townhouse facade, mid-installation with scaffolding and blue fixings visible
Lightweight cladding · townhouse facade
Dark stucco-rendered gable end with white decorative timber brackets and contrasting fascia on a Melbourne home exterior
Stucco finish · gable detail with white brackets

Common questions

Questions we get
on every quote

How much does rendering cost in Melbourne?

Most residential facade work lands between roughly $40 and $90 per square metre depending on the system, the condition of the substrate and access. A straightforward single-storey acrylic render sits at the lower end; heritage lime work, two-storey access and heavy repair work push it up. Every quote we give is itemised after a site visit — we don't price rendering over the phone.

How long does a rendering job take?

A typical single-storey house is three to five working days including preparation and cure time between coats. Two-storey and heavily repaired facades run one to two weeks. Weather matters — we don't apply finish coats into rain or a cold snap just to hit a date.

Can you render over painted brick?

Usually yes, but the paint gets tested first. If it's sound we key and bond over it; if it's flaking or chalky it comes off, because the new render will only ever be as strong as the layer underneath it.

Will the render crack?

Buildings move, so hairline movement has to go somewhere. We mesh over stress points, respect existing control joints and choose flexible acrylic systems on walls that move — which is why the cracking you see on failed jobs is almost always a preparation or jointing decision, not the product.

Do you render in winter?

Yes, with adjustments. Melbourne winters slow the cure, so coats go on thinner, we work with the weather window rather than against it, and we won't finish-coat a wall that can't dry. Winter is often the quietest time to book.

What warranty do you offer?

The DULUX AcraShield coating systems we install carry a 10-year manufacturer guarantee, and we stand behind our own workmanship on top of that.

Do you take on repair-only jobs?

We do. A lot of our work is drummy sections cut out, cracks bridged and an elevation recoated — usually a fraction of the cost of a full re-render, and we'll tell you honestly which of the two your wall actually needs.

Which Melbourne suburbs do you service?

Metropolitan Melbourne — the CBD, north, north-east, east, bayside and west — plus the Macedon Ranges and parts of regional Victoria. We don't service far-south areas such as Cranbourne, Pakenham, Berwick, Frankston or the Mornington Peninsula.

Do you provide a free quote?

Yes. We visit the site, sound the walls, measure up and send a written itemised quote with no obligation.

Free quote

Tell us about
the wall

A few details is enough to get started. If it's easier, call and we'll book a site visit on the spot.

0405 337 051invisionrendering@gmail.com