What is the best way to remove render from the outside of a house

Yes this can be done yourself. Just be careful not to be to harsh when knocking it off. Don't go to deep with breaker.angle breaker to knock render off as you could chip,crack stonework behind. Hope I've helped you with your question. Thanks Alan.

Hello newhomeowner_87 If you do want to hack off the render yourself, I would recommend using hand tools as power tools can make things go wrong very quickly if your of limited experience. You will have greater control with hand tools although laborious. Make provisions for some faces of the brick to come off with the render that would need remedial repairs, source suitable replacements etc. Make sure the material used for pointing is appropriate. It should be sacrificial to the building fabric and finished appropriately......not half round or weather struck, take a look at the illusion of tuck pointing online. Hope this is of help to you Chris EHR

Hi. I would try a small section first with hand tools and see how it comes off and what the bricks look like underneath. As mentioned before if it is successful and you do repoint make sure that the builder is using a suitable mortar, most likely an nhl 3.5 with well graded aggregate. Also, there may be evidence of the original joint finish in areas, this will guide you as to how to restore the brickwork. Possible but very doubtful a Victorian terraced house would have been tuck pointed, most likely overhand struck and cut or struck and cut. The exposed aggregate joint profile is subtle and fits in.