![]() ![]() I get if you’re spending that money on big ticket items like french doors, but for awnings I couldn’t believe it. ![]() One company was over $7000 for two awnings (gulp), and the other was close to $4,000 for two awnings (umm, ok). I got a couple of quotes from other big-name awning companies, and let me tell you they weren’t cheap. If you had less deep joints you could probably get away with just one coat. Because we have deep mortar joints we needed to apply two coats to fill it in without any cracks in the joints. You simply paint the house with one coat of the Dulux Texture Primer first, and then apply the Texture Render product with a wool mitt by hand and smear it over the brick in sweeping circular motions. It’s expensive to hire a professional renderer so this is a more affordable DIY option. I totally recommend this product if you’re looking to render your house yourself. It comes in an off-white colour, we chose to paint over it so that it looks even whiter. To achieve this we used Dulux Texture Render in medium cover (you can purchase from Bunnings). ![]() I wanted a bagged render finish – one where you could still see the subtle lines of the brick mortar to give the appearance of an farmhouse cottage. Whilst I complain about the ugly brick, it’s one of the reasons I was attracted to buying this house, because I could totally see the brick rendered and painted. We painted our doors in Dulux ‘Vivid White’. We are thrilled with how they look, you can even elect to choose your own door handles (we chose the Lemaar ‘Orba’ handles in black from Bunnings). Our installer was brilliant – he knows what he’s doing (he does this for a living, day in, day out), so we felt confident that the job would be completed to a high standard – which it was. It’s a big job and takes all day to complete. They have to cut the non-structural brickwork, knock them out, and then frame up for the doors. Why? Because they took care of everything – from measuring up the space, selecting the right doors for the job, and taking care of the installation. We chose to go with DoorsPlus for the doors and installation. They have completely transformed the feel of the house, and also give us a better view out to the garden, and more of a connection to the backyard. The very first step in creating a better looking exterior was to replace the ugly brown windows and security screens with beautiful, classic looking French doors. ![]()
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