Wall Coatings
in Edinburgh,
surveyed at your own front door.

Yes, we work across the city, and no, there is no charge. A surveyor visits your home anywhere from Cramond and Corstorphine to Portobello and Gilmerton, with no travel charge and no call-out fee. The quote is free as well, and it is your decision whether to take things further.

Full-house coatings mostly fall between £3,500 and £8,500 applied. That figure takes in scaffolding, power-washing, wall repairs, primer, base coat and top coat. A larger detached house can reach £14,000 or more. After the free survey you receive a clear quote with no obligation. Various deposit options are available.

Ask the council before you do anything. Edinburgh has a large number of conservation areas and listed buildings, and the Old and New Towns are a World Heritage Site, so changes to the outside of a building are looked at closely. Contact the City of Edinburgh Council planning team first. We can give you the product information for your enquiry, and if a coating is not right for the building we will say so at the survey.

Stone is one of the surfaces we coat, along with pebbledash, roughcast, render and brick. With a traditional sandstone frontage the first question is whether it should be coated at all, and whether planning rules allow it. The surveyor looks at the stone, talks through the options honestly, and many customers choose to coat only the harled or rendered walls at the side and back.

Yes. The coating is hydrophobic, so moisture beads and runs off instead of soaking in, and it protects against rain, salt, freeze-thaw and grime. Because the wall stays dry, frost has far less water to work on, which is what causes harling to crack and lift.

For most homes, 3 to 7 working days, weather permitting. Day one is the power-wash and the repairs. Primer, base coat and top coat follow, and the work is sealed each night so a wet spell does not undo it.

Gables take the worst of the weather, so rain coming through the wall is a common cause, and a hydrophobic coating typically cures that kind of penetrating damp. Rising damp and condensation need other measures, and a coating only helps alongside them. The surveyor identifies which you have before suggesting any work.

You can choose any RAL colour. Samples come with the surveyor, and a small test area can be applied to your own wall on request, so you see the shade in Edinburgh light before you decide. The pigment is locked into the coating and is fade-resistant.

Yes. We offer Buy Now Pay 12 Months Later, flexible credit up to 24 months, and longer-term flexible credit up to 10 years. The initial eligibility check is a soft search with no impact on your credit score, and gives an instant decision. Ultimate Home Solutions is authorised by the FCA as a credit broker (not a lender).

The whole city, EH1 to EH17, which includes Corstorphine, Blackhall, Davidson's Mains, Cramond, Barnton, Clermiston, Trinity, Leith, Craigentinny, Portobello, Duddingston, Liberton, Gilmerton, Fairmilehead, Oxgangs, Colinton and Sighthill. We also survey in Juniper Green, Currie, Balerno, Musselburgh and Dalkeith, with no travel charge.

All workmanship is guaranteed. That covers the preparation, the repairs and the application of the coating. The surveyor will go over the details with you during the free visit.