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Scilly.Suffolk
You are assuming I can do a half decent job rendering it which is far from certain. Sand and cement render has cracked and fallen off at least once before, only a few years after being done professionally, so I assume I would also need some sort of additive to help it stick and keep moisture out. And a mixing attachment for my drill, and a plasterers float and possibly some other tools? So it wouldn't end up being super cheap. The only thing that worked on the nearby retaining wall was a multiple coat K rend system with a mesh as well. Which is definitely beyond my abilities...
It looks terrible at the moment but that's partly because it's covered in sand and bits of broken render. Hence wondering if a bit of smoothing it out and limewash or something like that would be a viable improvement.
I would enjoy the pettiness of doing it to the halfway point but I generally get on reasonably ok with the neighbour so am hoping to meet her somewhere in the middle.