Rendering · Hammersmith W6

Rear lightwell render in lime colour

A tired rear lightwell wall rendered and finished in a warm lime colour, turning a left-over service area into part of the house.

Rear lightwell wall rendered and finished in a warm lime colour against yellow stock brick, Hammersmith W6

Rear lightwell wall rendered in a warm lime tone against the original stock brick, Hammersmith W6

Rendered lightwell wall beside the painted timber door and planting, Hammersmith W6

Render taken up to the door reveal with a clean edge against the brick, Hammersmith W6

Finished render around the lightwell and the glazed back door, Hammersmith W6

Rendered wall and soil pipe run with the render cut neatly around it, Hammersmith W6

Lime-rendered wall meeting the brickwork above the door, Hammersmith W6

Base coat applied to the lightwell wall before the top coat, Hammersmith W6

Render base coat around the door opening and vent, Hammersmith W6

Grey base coat on the lightwell wall with the fittings masked, Hammersmith W6

Lightwell before the top coat, base render curing against the brick, Hammersmith W6

The brief

The lightwell wall enclosing the basement entrance of a Hammersmith W6 house was bare, patchy and doing nothing for a space the owners walked past every day. They wanted it rendered and brought into the scheme of the house rather than left as a service yard.

The work

The wall was prepared and rendered, with vents set into the face and the rainwater downpipe and exterior light re-fixed over the finished surface rather than buried behind it. The render was then finished in a warm lime colour that works against the original yellow stock brick above and the painted timber door.

The result

A clean, warm-toned wall that makes the rear courtyard feel designed rather than left over — and reads as part of the house, not the back of it.

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