A Sussex plastering and rendering firm.

SouthRend Ltd is a plastering, rendering and damp proofing business based at Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1RA. We work across West and East Sussex, from Brighton and Hove out to Worthing, Lewes and Eastbourne, on houses, flats and the occasional small commercial unit.

The work splits into three trades. Interior plastering covers skimming, re-plastering rooms taken back to the brick, patch repairs, ceilings and plasterboard. Rendering covers the outside of the building — sand and cement, silicone and thin coat systems applied over masonry, blockwork and old failed render. Damp proofing covers rising damp, penetrating damp and the replastering that follows a treatment with a salt-resistant finish.

The three overlap more than people expect, which is why we do all of them. Water gets in through failed render, travels through the wall, and shows up inside as blown plaster and a damp patch. Treating only the inside of that wall is a waste of money. Looking at the whole thing once means one firm is responsible for the answer rather than two trades pointing at each other.

It is a straightforward way of working. You explain the problem, we look at it, and we tell you what we think is needed and what it will cost, in writing, before anything starts. If the wall opens up and something unexpected is behind it, you hear about it before it costs you anything. The firm you speak to at that point is the firm that carries out and finishes the work, and the same contact details apply throughout — 07985 363584, 01273 289914 or admin@southrendltd.com.