Advice needed on stained flags
Hi all, i have had a contractor in and he has dropped some weber mushroom on the flags and i cant get it off! i have tried brick acid but it hasn't budged can anyone recommend a cleaner or method...
View ArticleBack on the tools....
Redundancy has thrust me full circle, apprentice at 16, subbing at 20 for 10 years, then got offered a job in Ford plant, unfortunately in 2 weeks time the gates will close for the last time and at 50...
View ArticleRend aid with sand and cement
Hello I have had renderers look at my house and give a quote and advise what needs doing. The render has to be normal sand and cement to match other parts of the house. The base is on one part of the...
View ArticleHot weather vs rendering
Hi hope all are well? Quick question, did some sand an cement rendering back in june scratch coat and then bit of top coating. Problem at the time was that weather was roasting about 26 27, with the...
View ArticleNew parex mpr
Any one used it yet? https://parex.co.uk/General_Constru...aZsVezt0D5jUetubqkfMh1ZDuLWwunka_c8nWXwQvrLZg
View ArticleUnbelievable
@zombie some one called me after seeing a mono job I did and asked me to do theres . Told em thin coats better
View ArticleKnauf conni s
Anyone used this and if so what basecoat did you use I got a spec for a prefab sips build , Knauf aqua panel then basecoat mesh and the Knauf conni s , I’m not sure at all if I can even get the gear...
View ArticlePond with mono
Built a pond in my back garden used weber on outside top and about 2 inch band round the inside,im fiberglassing the inside upto the mono can i resin over it or not
View ArticleIntroduction
Hi Everyone, Just a quick intro on myself - I'm the operations Manager at P1. I oversee/process the orders, also arranging hires on our plastering & rendering machines plus expanding and overseeing...
View ArticleKrend?????
Hi, I'm hoping some of you guys may be able to offer some advice on whether to use Krend or not. We were just about to book to have three sides of our house rendered with Krend but bumped in to a...
View ArticleExternal rendering over cement board. PLEASE HELP
Hi guys. I'm new to the forum so hello . We have recently put a new timber extension to the side of our house. We have used cement render boards to try and make it as lightweight as possible (white...
View ArticlePRB - Introduction
Hi All Members! I would like to briefly introduce myself and some of the team here at PRB Systems.. Having followed the forum for a number of years and seeing what a great place it is, we have recently...
View ArticleHouse Rendering : Which Render?
Hi all This is my first post, I'm sure there are plenty of posts where people are asking which plaster is good for their purpose. However, I'll post another one anyway! Except I'll include photos too....
View ArticleHp12
Can you get it up to 10mm in the same day to get a sponge finish or is it best letting it set first ie scratch coat thanks
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Pitched Face Render Circa 1900s
Hi All, My cottage built in 1904 has a render that looks like pitched stone (pictures attached). I believe this to be the original render as every cottage build around the same time in my area has the...
View ArticleRendering on to cement boards..
I’ve read the other thread ongoing thread for rendering onto cement board,but Seemed to get a little bit lost so I’ve started my own.. Im a plasterer but do very little Rendering,henceI’m asking for...
View ArticleParex monorex stockist
Encon don't have any, looking for 90x G20 monorex GM, any help would be appreciated, have to match existing.
View ArticleAdvice Sought ...
Hi folks, bear with me - I'm new on here and just a victim of a poor quality rendering job looking for advice! I've recently had the exterior of my house rendered which, only when now painted (and in a...
View ArticleFlushing ritmo
Have any lads always used accelerator in the barrels for a long time and not had problems. Were doing over nights with fassa but soaking the next day so want to accelerate it? How is everyone flushing...
View ArticleWill k1 dry a different shade to ft???
Will k1 pewter grey dry a different shade to pewter grey ft? Someone has done a single story extension in ft but has left about 20sm still to do, customer doesn't want them back, I don't fancy...
View Articlewood effect plaster rsj joist
Hi. im looking for someone that can do wood effect plaster beams to cover rsjs. im based in Glasgow. can anyone help
View ArticleRendering window reveals
Hello, I am hoping someone can advise on the following: I am having a house built and, due to various issues, everything is terribly delayed and I am now paying hefty rental fees on the scaffolding....
View ArticleNudura
Morning lads My mrs cousin is having an extension built down south on the coast with nudura blocks , has anyone rendered these or any advice as to what spec Thanks
View ArticleCracks on scratch coat?
Hi. Wondered if I could get some advice. I decided to have the front of my house sand and cement rendered as the brickwork was a bit tired. The guy put on mesh and then the scratch coat. As the day...
View ArticleThanks Knauf
Just wanted to say thanks to Richard the aqua panel manager from Knauf, really helped me out on a small job I did , the spec was from Weber with Knauf and I never used there full system before, not...
View ArticleSame day or overnight?
Anyone still getting away with same day scrape or doing next day?
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Back out and about....
After several months of working from home, it was GREAT to get out to a site and see some AQUAPANEL Outdoor being installed and rendered today. 11 houses on a bespoke Self Build Development site at...
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PRB – Winter Working Solutions
PRB – Winter Working Solutions With the winter months nearly upon us, the Rendering season enters a difficult period where we are quite simply governed by the weather. If you’re a Rendering contractor,...
View ArticleSilicon thin coat render advise
Hi lads Instead of putting 2x coats of ecorend x32 with mesh embedded in the 1st coat then a primer then silicon topcoat Could you put base coat of k11/ rend aid with mesh then top coat of x32 followed...
View ArticlePRB Systems - Any idea what has caused this?
Hi, I've recently had a render job done with PRB TCR - and after 2 months I've got loads of crazing and weird yellowing/red staining on the surface. It was applied with basecoat, mesh, primer and then...
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Weber accelerator
I picked some up never use it but it’s cold and hoping I can get done before the light goes tomorrow how l many litres would I put in 220 litre water butt Thanks
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Horizontal crack
Evening fine folk, hope everyone is well and safe. Been asked to evaluate the render on side of this house. The render is solid but has a crack from corner to corner. Few other houses showing stress...
View ArticleRendering where Ivy was?
Hi All After some advice on best way to clean red brick wall before rendering which had ivy growing up it. Ivy all cleared away once died off and wire brushed but there are still traces of the dead...
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damp brick protection
what you guys doing to tape up brick plinths when rendering... ? at moment bricks are damp in this weather and cant get anything to stick to it and need to top it. any ideas?
View ArticleRend aid question
Is it ok to scratch this up instead of stippling bit bothered about any peaks showing in the weber pral m coat thanks
View ArticleRendering over old concrete render with K Rend
Hi, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. We are about to renovate our house which is an average sized 3 bed semi. One half was built in around 1910 (red brick) and the other half in 1970s...
View ArticleComb or scarifier
Hi all! New to the forum though been plastering a number of years. Been with another spread this week who uses a scarifier on s&c. Personally always use a standard comb. Years ago in college i was...
View ArticleGhosting or something else
Any suggestions as to why the rendering on a number of hoses would show large areas that seem to dry out more quickly/slowly than other areas on the same wall. The patches are not distinctively block...
View ArticleRendering on timber/ EML
Hi All I am hoping to get a little bit of guidance. I am having a loft conversion done and the chippies have got the dormer ready for rendering. I have a timber external skin which they have covered...
View ArticleSage green windows
Just interested to hear or see if anyone has rendered or suggest any cool colours to go with green windows, was gonna suggest a off white as tends to go with anything
View ArticlePossible
Hi i have been asked if im able to mono render this.. Just to tidy it up as its at a special needs school and want to make use off it. was thinking normal rendaid process and webber pral m in there...
View ArticlePatching terylene.
Whats the best way to match this ? Just with a normal arm wreck gun ?
View ArticleNew Technical Manager joins PRB
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Steven Keitley as the new Technical Manager for PRB Systems. Steve is a well known figure in the render industry and has a wealth of knowledge and...
View ArticleHow to go about this one
I think sand cement & lime scratch coat followed up with sand cement & lime. Any thoughts a better way? (Obviously remove remaining tiling and clean it all first).
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Ritmo with a view
100% best view I’ve had this year ,am having a beer tonight to celebrate finishing a few jobs , sometimes works absolutely shite , kneeling down scraping up s**t off the floor and others are absolutely...
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