Roofing & Roughcasting in Cumnock
Reynolds Roofing & Roughcasting covers Cumnock and the surrounding villages from our base in Catrine, around six miles north. We handle both roofing and roughcasting — two specialist trades under one local team, which means a property needing both gets one quote and one schedule instead of two.
Cumnock Property and What It Needs
Cumnock is the largest town in this part of East Ayrshire and its housing spans a wide range, which means the work varies more here than in the smaller villages around it.
Around the town centre there is Victorian sandstone property — slate roofs, stone chimneys, and the leadwork and pointing that goes with buildings of that age. Further out there are substantial interwar and post-war estates built through the town’s mining years, and these are where a lot of our roughcasting work comes from.
Housing of that era was very often roughcast or dry dashed from new. Sixty, seventy, eighty years on, a great deal of that original finish has reached the end of its life — cracking, hollow patches where it has lost its bond, and water tracking in behind it. Once water is behind a render it does not dry out, and the damage moves inward.
Repair, re-render or coat?
Three different jobs at three very different prices, and it is worth understanding which one you actually need.
If the render is broadly sound with localised cracking or a blown patch, a repair will do — we cut out the failed section, make good and match the finish as closely as the materials allow. If the finish is sound but dirty, faded or growing algae, a clean and a breathable weatherproof coating refreshes it and adds protection at a fraction of the cost. If it has failed across a whole elevation, has lost its bond, or water is getting behind it, then it needs stripping and renewing — and patching it is money thrown away.
We will tell you which of the three your property needs. We would rather quote you for a coating you are happy with than a re-render you did not need.
Towns and Areas We Cover
Mauchline
Around two miles from our base. Mauchline has a mix of older sandstone property around its historic core and a good deal of later housing around it — two very different sets of roofing and rendering requirements. We work across both.
Auchinleck
Around four miles away, between Catrine and Cumnock. Auchinleck has a large stock of terraced and semi-detached housing from its mining years, which brings its own considerations — shared roofs, party walls and exposed gables.
Kilmarnock
Around ten miles north. The largest town in East Ayrshire, with everything from Victorian tenements and sandstone terraces to large suburban estates. We cover both trades across the town and surrounding villages.
Ayr
Around thirteen miles west on coast. Coastal property takes harder beating inland property, salt-laden wind, driving rain Firth & constant exposure. Roofs & render both wear faster here, & both need specifying accordingly
The Irvine Valley — Galston, Newmilns and Darvel
The three Irvine Valley towns sit north-east of Kilmarnock along the A71. Largely Victorian terraced and sandstone property built through the lace and weaving years, in a valley setting that funnels weather along it.
Free Quotes Across Cumnock
and Surrounding Villages
We cover Cumnock itself along with the surrounding villages. Call 07936 716919 or send an enquiry and we will arrange a free site visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How much does it cost to re-roughcast a house in Cumnock?
It depends on the size of the property, how many elevations need doing, whether the existing finish has to be stripped, and what condition the wall underneath is in. That is why we come out and look — a price given over the phone without seeing the property is a guess.
Q: Can you repair a patch of roughcast rather than doing the whole house?
Yes, where the rest of the finish is sound. A repair will never be completely invisible on a weathered wall, but on many properties it is the sensible option and it saves a great deal of money.
Q. What is the difference between roughcast, harling and pebbledash?
Roughcast and harling are essentially the same thing — the aggregate is mixed into the wet render and thrown onto the wall, so the stones sit within the finish. Pebbledash or dry dash is applied differently: the render goes on first and the stones are thrown onto the surface while it is still wet, so they sit on top. They look different and they weather differently.
Q. How long does a re-render take?
It varies with the size of the property, the weather and whether there is repair work needed underneath. We will give you a realistic timescale with the quote rather than an optimistic one.
Q. Do you work on ex-council properties?
Yes, regularly. A lot of the housing in and around Cumnock is of that type and the render on it is very often at the age where it needs attention.