External Wall Insulation and Render

Protect your property from the elements whilst adding colour and vibrancy with our high quality and carefully crafted Stormshield External Wall Insulation and Render Systems. Whether you’re a specifier, an applicator or home owner, you will find the EWI or Render System you’re looking for.

External Wall Insulation Render

External Wall Insulation and Render

Protect your property from the elements whilst adding colour and vibrancy with our high quality and carefully crafted Stormshield External Wall Insulation and Render Systems. Whether you’re a specifier, an applicator or home owner, you will find the EWI or Render System you’re looking for.

External Wall Insulation Render

External Wall Insulation

Johnstone's External Wall Insulation systems have been specially designed and developed to provide high performance solutions to our customers. We offer a wide range of insulation materials, fixings and finish choices to make sure that the performance and the aesthetic of our systems are perfectly aligned to your needs.

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Johnstone's Trade Stormshield Systems

The Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield range has been designed to offer all you need to complete exterior
projects from render systems right the way through to masonry and trim paints. It incorporates coatings and
systems offering lasting protection of up to 30 years, to masonry paints that offer quick rain resistance.



Explore the full range by navigating through the buttons to learn more about the products, systems, finishes and benefits of Johnstone's Trade Stormshield. 

JOHNSTONE’S TRADE STORMSHIELD PAINT SYSTEMS

The Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Render Systems offer a high quality, long lasting rendered finish for a variety of substrates. Our systems are formulated and tested to the most stringent of standards to ensure they will stand the test of time. Many systems also carry BBA certification.
 
​Explore the key products within the range and understand which product is best for your next exterior job.

 

JOHNSTONE’S TRADE STORMSHIELD RENDER SYSTEMS

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield offers a comprehensive range of coatings suitable for application on a variety of exterior substrates. From preparation products, to exterior finishes and flexible trim systems. By choosing Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield paints you can be assured of an exceptional level of protection and durability.

Explore the systems and finishes we offer at Johnstone’s Trade and understand how your next project can benefit from a Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Render System.
 

JOHNSTONE’S TRADE STORMSHIELD EWI SYSTEMS

 At Johnstone's Trade we are able to provide high performance External Wall Insulation (EWI) systems that offer life expectancies of up to 30 years. EWI Systems help to insulate buildings and improve thermal efficiency, they can be then finished with a render finish from Johnstone's Trade to ensure the building is also protected from the elements. We have various options available throughout the system from insulation types, to finishes and colours ensuring you have all you need to apply EWI systems.
 

Johnstone's Trade Stormshield EWI Systems

Johnstone's External Wall Insulation systems have been specially designed and developed to provide high performance solutions to our customers. We offer a wide range of insulation materials, fixings and finish choices to make sure that the performance and the aesthetic of our systems are perfectly aligned to your needs.
 

Why use External wall insulation?

Our External Wall Insulation is one of the best ways to protect a building and its residents from the elements. Our systems insulate properties, reduce energy costs and keep inhabitants warmer.

In addition to retaining heat and providing buildings with a highly durable finish, our External Wall Insulation also offers the following benefits:

✓ It eliminates cold bridges in property walls
✓ It provides a new, improved look to properties in need of refurbishment
✓ It pushes the dew point out to help prevent condensation and damp
✓ It protects the structural fabric of buildings from the elements.

BBA

A wide range of our products and systems have been stringently tested and are independently certified by the BBA, providing you with the reassurance of our construction products and systems.

30 Year Expected Life

Correctly applied, our Stormshield External Wall Insulation systems have a very long lifespan, particularly if they are properly maintained, easily exceeding 30 years of constant exposure in the UK climate.

EWI Insulation Options


At Johnstone's Trade we offer four insulation types as part of our Externall Wall Insulation System offer. Each offering different performance characteristics across a number of criteria. Explore the options below.
 

Kingspan Phenolic insulation

This phenolic insulation option offers strong all round performance and excels thermally.

Enhanced or grey eps insulation

This product is enhanced with graphite to improve its thermal performance over standard white EPS.

Rockwool Dual Density insulation

Rockwool mineral wool insulation offers a highly durable insulation option. This product is ideal for those applications where acoustic dampening or fire performance is a critical consideration.

Standard or white EPS Insulation

White polystyrene or EPS is easy to work with, stable and represents the most cost effective way of insulating a property.

Johnstone's Trade Stormshield Render Systems

Within the Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield range, we offer a number of high performance render systems suitable for application to a diverse number of external surfaces. Explore the systems below.

STORMSHIELD HIGH PERFORMANCE RENDER SYSTEM

A modern, high technology render system, formulated for application to traditional masonry substrates and developed using polymer modified technology.

KEY FEATURES
✓ High performance, polymer modified render systems
✓ High levels of crack resistance
✓ Suitable for new and refurbishment work
 

STORMSHIELD SCRATCH RENDER SYSTEM

Stormshield Scratch Render is a high quality, cement based formulation that has been modified with polymer to provide a durable and attractive all weather solution for any project.

KEY FEATURES
✓ Through-coloured for lower maintenance
✓ Suitable for new build and refurbishment work
✓ Excellent long term fade protection 

 

STORMSHIELD HIGH FLEX RENDER SYSTEM

A highly modified polymer system that brings ultimate flexibility for application to render carrier boards and on substrates where adhesion, flexibility and crack resistance is paramount.

KEY FEATURES
✓ High Flexibility, polymer modified render system
✓ Ultimate crack resistance
✓ Can be applied to render carrier board 
 

ONE COAT RENDER SYSTEM

OCR is a breathable, traditional cement based render that is simple to prepare and features wet-on-wet application ability. Combined, these features increase the overall speed of application, ultimately aiding the critical path of any project.

KEY FEATURES
✓ Simple material preparation
✓ Simple application
✓ Weather resistant (once a decorative finish is applied)
 

Johnstone's Trade Stormshield Render Finishes 

We have a range of finishes available across our render offer, each bringing unique benefits to a project, explore them below.

SILICONE FINISHES

FULL SILICONE RENDER FINISH
Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Full Silicone Render is a high performance thin coat render formulated with silicone resins to offer a highly vapour permeable and water resistant finish.

✓ Greater colour choice than traditional render finishesExcellent breathability/ vapour permeability
✓ Highly water repellent
✓ High elasticity
✓ Easily maintained using Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Silicone Masonry Paint

SILICONE ENHANCED RENDER FINISH
Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Silicone Enhanced Render is a high performance thin coat render formulated from acrylic resins and silicone additives to offer the perfect balance of affordability and durability.

✓ The greatest colour choice across all render finishes
✓ Highly water repellent
✓ Very good elasticity

Scratch Render

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Scratch Render provides an attractive through colour coating for exterior masonry surfaces.

✓ Available in over 14 specially selected standard colours
✓ Resistant to UV degradation giving long term fade protection
✓ Highly durable
✓ Very good breathability/vapour permeability
✓ The smooth/negative texture provides durability without a hazardous texture– excellent for low
level façades

Dash Render

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield High Performance Dash Render is a high performance cement based render, enhanced with high performance polymers; providing a durable and attractive all weather finishing coat.

✓ Available as standard in 14 dash receiver colours and 30 aggregate choices provides over 400 finish combinations 
✓ Most hardwearing finish on the market - ideal for high impact areas
✓ Exceptional weather resistance
✓ Exceptional performance in harsh environments

Brick Slips

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Brick Slips can be applied using Stormshield Brick Slip Adhesive and pointed with Stormshield Brick Slip Mortar.

✓ Available in the popular, traditional red brick colour in addition to a wide range of colours and textures
✓ Can recreate to near perfect, the actual façade being replaced
✓ Use to add features in traditional render systems

Brick Effect

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield High Performance Brick Effect Render is a cement based high polymer formulation
that provides a durable and attractive all weather finishing coat.

✓ Available as standard in a range of 12 mortar, stone and brick colours and can also be matched to client
specification
✓ Cost effective brick simulation
✓ Excellent for when the background is of a lightweight construction
✓ Effective way to recreate features which may be lost if rendered over

Johnstone's Trade Stormshield Paints

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield offers a comprehensive range of coatings suitable for application on a variety of exterior substrates. From preparation products, to exterior finishes, by choosing Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield paints you can be assured of an exceptional level of protection and durability.

Explore some of the key products within the range below. 

Smooth Masonry

A water based smooth masonry paint suitable for application to most exterior masonry substrates and extends the season for water based exterior products with its excellent application benefits.


 Quick Rain Resistance technology making the product rain resistant after just 20 minutes*
 Can be applied from 2 degrees and rising
                                            ✓ High quality finish with excellent colour retention, opacity and anti-carbonation properties
                                              BBA Certified offering up to 15 years life expectancy

Pliolite Based Masonry Finish

A premium quality solvent-borne masonry paint that can be applied in low temperatures and has a life expectancy of up to 15 years. 

 Showerproof in 20 minutes
 Can be applied in extreme temperatures as low as -5°C
 Excellent adhesion to previously painted and porous surfaces
 BBA Certified offering up to 15 years life expectancy
 

Silicone Masonry

A masonry paint based on Silicone technology that provides high levels of breathability to ensure long lasting protection.


 Silicone formulation maximises vapour permeability
 Highly flexible coating with excellent adhesion
 High levels of water and weather resistance
                                                BBA Certified offering up to 15 years life expectancy

Johnstone's Trade Exterior Colour

We understand the importance of colour, especially in building facades. Many of the Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield paints can be colour mixed to suit your requirements. In our Render Systems range we also have finishes that can be tinted to a wide array of colours.

Voice of Colour Exterior Colours

Developed specially for Johnstone’s Trade masonry paints and renders, the Johnstone’s Trade Voice of Colour Exterior Colours collection features over 200 different shades, which have been chosen for the suitability on exterior projects. 

If a particular shade is required you can select from colours in the Johnstone’s Trade Voice of Colour palette, giving you over 1500 exterior colours to choose from.


 

Lightfastness of Johnstone’s Trade Voice Of Colour Exterior Colours

To ensure our Johnstone’s Trade exterior coatings and systems retain their fresh look for longer, all our colours in the collection have a high resistance to U.V. light and excellent colour retention.

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Exteriors Brochure

The Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Exterior brochure allows you to explore the full offer from Johnstone’s Trade when it comes to exterior projects. It features a handy guide to selecting a paint or render system and shows you the benefits of using Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield for your next project. 

 Understand the full exterior offer from Johnstone's Trade Stormshield
 Covers both masonry paints and render systems
                                                             ✓ Features a handy paint systems selector 
                                                              Features a handy render systems overview guide

                                                            Click here to download

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield RENDER SYSTEMS GUIDE

Our Render Systems Guide shows you the detail behind our Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Render Systems. The guide includes step by step on applying each system and a breakdown of the products you will need.

✓ Understand the render systems and options we offer at Johnstone's Trade 
✓ Help select the best system for your render job 

 Click here to download   

Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield EWI SYSTEMS GUIDE

Our EWI Systems Guide highlights the systems we offer at Johnstone’s Trade and the options you can select from insulation materials, to the render finish.
 
 Understand the EWI systems and options we offer at Johnstone's Trade 
 Help select the best system for your render job 
   Click here to download

Johnstone's Trade Stormshield  Systems Selectors


We understand that each exterior job is different and therefore has different requirements. Our handy systems selectors help guide you to the best product or system for your job based on your specific requirements, taking in to account the substrate, application environment and important qualities required.
 

PAINT SYSTEMS SELECTOR

The Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Paint Systems Selector is designed to help you identify the best system for your job based on your requirements. It shows how each of our high performance exterior products offer you unique benefits.  

 Understand the best product for the job based on your requirements

     Click here to download

RENDER SYSTEMS OVERVIEW

The Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield Render Systems overview helps you to decide which Render System is best for your job based on the substrate you are rendering on to and what are the most important qualities.
 
 Understand the best render system for your job  
 

                                                                                                                Click here to download

Technical Support

At Johnstone’s Trade we are on hand to provide our customers with dedicated support at all stages of a project. From advice on preparation and selecting the right products to after-care requirements, our team are always happy to help.

Get Advice on common problems

Our advice section offers lots of advice on common problems when it comes to the decoration of exterior surfaces such as dealing with mould, blistering and cracking. 
 

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Get in touch

If you would like to speak to someone regarding your exterior project you can call our Technical Advisory Department on 01924 354354.

BBA CERTIFIED SYSTEMS

Many of the systems and products with the Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield range have been indepedantly tested to stringent standards and have received certification by the BBA (The British Board of Agrément) offering life expectancies from 8 years to 30 years.
 
So you can be assured when selecting Johnstone’s Trade Stormshield systems that they will withstand the test of time and keep exterior facades protected for the long term.
 

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