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Rendering across the Inner West
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- 49 suburbsEach with its own page
- Licensed rendererNSW licence 298643C
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Which finish suits your house in the Inner West?
What your walls are made of decides the finish. We also take on render removal, mouldings and commercial jobs. Guide prices are per m², including GST.
Cement rendering
Guide price $34–$69/m²Sand and cement render over brick and block, sponge-floated and ready to paint.Best forSolid brick, concrete block and concrete walls: older brick houses, new masonry builds, front fences and retaining wallsIn the Inner WestCouncil and heritage rules can stop original face brick being rendered, so we check your street before quoting.About cement rendering
Acrylic rendering
Guide price $46–$80/m²Flexible acrylic systems for Hebel, polystyrene, fibre cement and existing render.Best forHebel (AAC) panels and blocks, polystyrene, fibre cement board, and sound existing render or masonry that needs a more flexible finishIn the Inner WestNear the sea, plan on washing rendered walls down at least once a year.About acrylic rendering
Other finishes
- White setA hard, smooth set-plaster finish over render inside the house, ready for paint.Guide price $30–$55/m²
- Texture coatingsTexture and membrane coatings over render, brick or fibre cement.Guide price $57–$115/m²In the Inner WestClose to the coast, textured finishes need cleaning more often.
- Polystyrene claddingPanels fixed, meshed, base-coated and rendered as one system.Guide price $70–$120/m²In the Inner WestNear the water, the cladding is fixed with stainless steel screws.
- Render repairsCracked, drummy or stained render cut out, patched and matched to the wall.Guide price $57–$115/m²
- Brick baggingA thin coat over face brick that keeps the brick pattern, ready for paint.
Suburbs we cover across the Inner West
Each suburb with its own page and postcode.
- Abbotsford2046
- Annandale2038
- Ashbury2193
- Ashfield2131
- Balmain2041
- Balmain East2041
- Birchgrove2041
- Breakfast Point2137
- Burwood2134
- Burwood Heights2136
- Cabarita2137
- Camperdown2050
- Canada Bay2046
- Chiswick2046
- Concord2137
- Concord West2138
- Croydon2132
- Croydon Park2133
- Drummoyne2047
- Dulwich Hill2203
- Enfield2136
- Enmore2042
- Five Dock2046
- Haberfield2045
- Homebush2140
- Homebush West2140
- Hurlstone Park2193
- Leichhardt2040
- Lewisham2049
- Liberty Grove2138
- Lilyfield2040
- Marrickville2204
- Mortlake2137
- Newington2127
- Newtown2042
- North Strathfield2137
- Petersham2049
- Rhodes2138
- Rodd Point2046
- Rozelle2039
- Russell Lea2046
- St Peters2044
- Stanmore2048
- Strathfield2135
- Strathfield South2136
- Summer Hill2130
- Sydenham2044
- Tempe2044
- Wareemba2046
How it works
From a free quote to a finished wall in the Inner West
The owner quotes every job and is there while it is done.
- 01
Ask for a quote
Call, WhatsApp or use the form. Quotes are free.
- 02
Rough estimate
We reply with a rough figure for the job.
- 03
Measure up
A site visit to check the walls and confirm the quote in writing.
- 04
Render
Windows, paths and gardens protected, then the work.
- 05
Clean up
The site cleared and the finish checked with you.
Before you render
Before you render across the Inner West
Across the Inner West, the question that decides a rendering job is usually not the finish but the address. Painting, plastering and cement rendering are exempt development under the State Codes SEPP only if the house is not a heritage item and not in a heritage conservation area. Large parts of Balmain, Birchgrove, Annandale, Haberfield, Ashbury, Stanmore and Petersham are inside conservation areas, so a re-render there needs development consent, or a written heritage exemption for like-for-like maintenance.
Six councils cover this region. Inner West Council still applies three older DCPs (Leichhardt 2013, Marrickville 2011 and the Ashfield-based 2016 plan); its consolidated draft DCP was exhibited in mid 2026 but is not yet in force. Canada Bay, Burwood, Strathfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and the City of Sydney each have their own heritage chapter. All of them say the same core thing in different words: original face brick and sandstone are not to be rendered, bagged or painted, while original render on older Victorian houses is to be kept and repaired.
The other region-wide factor is the harbour and Parramatta River. Peninsula suburbs such as Birchgrove, Balmain, Cabarita, Mortlake, Chiswick, Abbotsford and Drummoyne have many streets within 100 metres of salt water, where Unitex requires Class 4 or 316 stainless steel fixings for its EPS cladding system. No suburb in this region has mapped bush fire prone land.
Rules and site conditions across the Inner West
Each one from the council plan or data sheet it comes from.
Heritage
Render and paint are not exempt in conservation areas
Under the Codes SEPP, painting, plastering and cement rendering are exempt development only where the house is not a heritage item or in a heritage conservation area. In those areas a re-render or a first coat of paint on brick needs council approval.
For your render: We check your address against these rules before quoting, so the render, finish and colour suit what the council allows there. Cement rendering
Source: State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, cl 2.53
Council
Three Inner West DCPs still in force
Inner West Council applies the Leichhardt, Marrickville or Ashfield DCP depending on which former council the address was in. The draft Inner West DCP 2026 was exhibited from 13 May to 28 June 2026 and had not been adopted when this was checked.
Source: Inner West Council, Your Say: Inner West Development Control Plan
Coast
Harbour-side upkeep
On foreshore streets around the harbour, render needs more upkeep: Rockcote asks for its systems to be cleaned down every 12 months, and painted or textured finishes close to the coast more often. For polystyrene cladding within 100 metres of salt water, Unitex specifies Class 4 or 316 stainless steel fixing screws instead of its standard Class 3; check the distance for each address.
Source: Rockcote Maintenance Guide (QHO-MBR014-V007); Unitex Base Board Non-Cavity Technical Manual (August 2024), fixing requirements
Heritage
EPS cladding is never exempt
Polystyrene (EPS) cladding counts as external combustible cladding in NSW, so it cannot be done as exempt development anywhere in the region; it needs complying development or a DA.
Source: NSW Department of Planning, Exempt development for cladding
Sources checked . Council rules change, so we confirm what applies to your house before quoting.
Reviews
What our clients say
Courteous, tidy, protected the area from debris, cleaned up after and a good job
“Very professional and so helpful! Good communication and a fair price! Arrived nice and early! The rendering was done very well and looks great. The boys were very careful and made no mess! I have no hesitation in recommending Ali and his workers! I am definitely a very happy customer! Job: rear of house rendering plus a variety of rendering repairs in various places! Thank you so much!”
★★★★★Gregory Williams · “We loved dealing with Ali and his team. They are all lovely and really good renderers. We wanted something a little different (a thickly applied splattered style) in some parts of the house,”bagged” in other areas and smooth render in other parts…all was no problem, and expertly done. All fairly priced too. We would definitely recommend Finishing Touch Rendering. Stephanie and David.”
★★★★★Stephanie Hammond ·
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Questions
Rendering in the Inner West: your questions
Do you render houses in the Inner West?
Yes. We cover 49 suburbs across the Inner West, each with its own page. Ask for a free quote.
How much does rendering cost in the Inner West?
As a guide, cement render costs about $34–$69 and acrylic render about $46–$80 per m², including GST, the same across Sydney. The walls, the access and scaffolding move the price most.
House rendering cost guideDo I need council approval to render a house in the Inner West?
Under the Codes SEPP, painting, plastering and cement rendering are exempt development only where the house is not a heritage item or in a heritage conservation area.
The full rule and its sourceRendering in the Inner West
Get a free quote
Quotes are free. Tell us about the job for a rough figure; we then visit to measure, check the walls and confirm the quote in writing.