How much does rendering cost in Hobart?
To render a house in Hobart, budget $27–$54 a square metre for cement render, $36–$63 for acrylic and $45–$90 for a texture coat system. For one storey and roughly 150 sqm of outside wall, the total is $7,200–$16,200; a two-storey home with around 300 sqm runs $10,800–$24,300 with scaffolding. Separate houses make up 85.1% of Hobart dwellings against 72.3% nationally (ABS 2021 Census), so a typical enquiry here is a whole freestanding house, and the wall area you measure, plus the state of the old surface, sets the bill.
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Detailed Pricing — Rendering Cost in Hobart 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cement render (per sqm) | $27/sqm | $40 | $54 |
| Acrylic render (per sqm) | $36/sqm | $50 | $63 |
| Texture coat render system (per sqm) | $45/sqm | $63 | $90 |
| Polished / venetian plaster (per sqm) | $72/sqm | $110 | $160 |
| Feature wall (indoor, per sqm) | $45/sqm | $68 | $99 |
| Whole house exterior (approx 200 sqm) | $9,450total | $14,400 | $21,600 |
| Single storey house (approx 150 sqm) | $7,200total | $10,800 | $16,200 |
| Two storey house (approx 300 sqm) | $10,800total | $16,200 | $24,300 |
| Old render removal (per sqm) | $14/sqm | $22 | $36 |
| Crack repair / patching (per sqm) | $45/sqm | $58 | $90 |
| Scaffolding (two storey) | $1,350total | $2,250 | $3,600 |
| Painting over new render (per sqm) | $11/sqm | $18 | $27 |
| Re-coat over existing render (per sqm) | $27/sqm | $36 | $54 |
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Hobart rendering: two storeys with scaffolding, painting new render, and interior finishes
Rendering a two-storey Hobart house, with scaffolding
A two-storey house of about 300 square metres of wall is $10,800–$24,300 to render in our Hobart table, and two-storey scaffolding $1,350–$3,600; together that is $18,450 at the typical prices.
Painting over new render in Hobart
Painting over new render is $11–$27 a square metre in our Hobart table, so 150 square metres of wall comes to $2,700 at the typical price.
Texture coats, venetian plaster and indoor feature walls in Hobart
A texture coat render is $45–$90 a square metre in our Hobart table, an indoor feature wall $45–$99 and polished or venetian plaster $72–$160. A 12-square-metre feature wall in venetian plaster comes to $1,320 at the typical price.
These answers use the prices in the table on this page.
What Affects Rendering Costs in Hobart
Cement, acrylic or texture coat
At a typical $40 per square metre cement render is the cheapest coat, though it is a base layer that still has to be painted, at $11–$27 a square metre. Acrylic, typically $50, carries polymers that let it flex a little as the wall moves. A texture coat system, typically $63, goes on coloured and finished, so the paint step drops out.
Cold winters and curing
Hobart is a cool temperate city, zone 7 on the NCC climate map. July is the coldest month at Ellerslie Road, averaging 11.8 °C by day and 4.6 °C overnight (BOM averages). Render and its paint need warmth to cure, and the makers print a minimum application temperature on the bag, so on a winter job the crew waits for the walls to warm up and packs up early, which can spread the work over more days.
Showers in every month
Hobart has no real wet season: monthly averages run from 38.8 mm in February to 62.0 mm in October, about 611 mm over a year (BOM averages). Fresh render needs a few dry days to set, so a careful renderer works to the forecast and sheets the walls ahead of a shower rather than waiting for a dry month. February and March are the lightest months for rain.
Scaffolding on a two-storey home
Scaffolding for a two-storey house costs $1,350–$3,600. Once a wall is too high to reach from the ground, work health and safety law makes the person running the job manage fall hazards, and for a renderer who needs both hands free a scaffold is the practical answer; in Tasmania that law is policed by WorkSafe Tasmania. Ask whether the scaffold is inside the two-storey price or listed as its own line.
Fixing the wall first
Cracks are repaired before any coat goes on, at $45–$90 a square metre of patching. Hairline cracks can be raked out and filled, but a wide or stepped crack, or one that keeps growing, wants an engineer's opinion first, because render laid over a moving wall simply cracks again. Drummy or flaking old render is stripped for $14–$36 a square metre.
Re-coating and interior finishes
When existing render is sound and only the colour or texture has tired, a re-coat costs $27–$54 a square metre with no stripping back, which answers most re-rendering questions. Inside, a rendered feature wall costs $45–$99 per square metre; at the top end, a polished or venetian plaster finish runs $72–$160.
Old fibro cladding
Some older homes are clad in fibro-cement sheet that may contain asbestos, and it should be tested before anyone drills, cuts or strips it to prepare for render. WorkSafe Tasmania requires a licensed removalist for more than 10 square metres of non-friable asbestos or any amount of friable asbestos; smaller amounts of non-friable sheet can be removed without that licence.
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Our Methodology
These are independent estimates from public cost guides, marketplaces and industry rate data, and no tradesperson can influence them, so always get a few quotes. Last reviewed October 2026. Read our full methodology →