Krend Silicone FT White.
Could anybody tell me if they have used an alternative to Krends accelerator on FT White.. I can't get hold of Wickes accelerator as I live on the Isle of Wight and worried about colour change. Any...
View Articlelovely house
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View ArticleWeber Pral M Render Issues - Help please for best way forward
Hi All, This is my first post here and I would be very grateful of any advice on the best way forward regarding some weber pral m render that was applied to 3 walls on a kitchen extension in August...
View ArticleRendering job
Doing a rendering job to a dwarf wall which runs across a patio area to the grass. Can I render straight down on to the patio Slabs? Also how do I work out the quantity of materials needed. (First...
View Articlealternative to metal lathing
is there an alternative to eml for rendering with sand and cement over an old stone wall to prevent cracking as it will be going on quite thick in places,thanks
View Articlefront door step
needs some ideas for making one look good its a concrete step at the front of the was thinkin tiling it but might look naff just open to any ideas loads of room at the front face an about 12mm on top...
View ArticleSame process?
hi lads been offered 70 Mts of mono to do we haven't done mono b4 but have done plenty of Krend, been told it's the same process but looking for 2nd opinion as I'd rather pass it on or get some...
View Articlebasecoat spatting
when spatting your base coat the second 2-3 pissy coat do you lads let it pull in a bit the spray with water then spat or spat as you go then sponge I'm using wetherby scrim adhesive at the mo they say...
View ArticleRendering in sections?
How feasible is it to render a house in a couple of sections with weeks in between? I ask because it will be very difficult (impossible) to do my place in one go. The scaffolding's going up on Monday,...
View Articlesilicone render 1.5mm
how much water in ml per 25kg tub of silicone do you normally put in just might need some in this heck I've been sent just seems a tad thick just want to bring a bit of fat into the mix thanks
View ArticleHotel to render
I've been asked to price a hotel to render in Dundee, I've not went into great detail with the drawings but according to the surveyor running the job there is around 530m2 of render to do an a further...
View ArticleRendering problem
Hi all. Rendering a newly built house the past week or so. Scudded 2-1. Scratched 4-1 with evoplast waterproofer. Nap finish at 5-1-1/2 with evostik plaz. Scud and scratch went fine but the finish is...
View Articlea question on parex parinter and a lumpy painted pebbledash
Hi all I have a pebbledash on a 1920's house with fairly large pebbles and years of paint on it. The paint is tired but not flaky. There are numerous cracks and repair patches but on the whole the dash...
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Hack off and re-render
A couple of months back i posted some pics of a builders own rendering 80m2 of rough , cracked render with bad beading . I told the customer (a work colleague) not to pay him and that i could sort it...
View ArticlePlain face render
We have a job to do and are deciding to do s+c or a premixed render, we normally do scratched /thin coat systems and s+c but want to give this a go Is it OCR or Kmix that we would use, also does this...
View ArticleAny suggestions please?
Chaps, Got a little bay to re-render. Currently its old blown sand & cement on eml/chicken wire over lat & lathe studwork Was thinking of removing old render and eml and mechanically fix if...
View Articlerecoating base coat
we have a wall to go over its only small which has been damaged in a few places by scaffolders the builder wants us to put a pissy coat over it all its got two external beads on the question is will it...
View ArticleRadius wall
I have a radius wall that's getting done in Weber pral m.which beads would you recommend for forming the curve .it's 15mm
View ArticleAdvice please - sealing monocouche to window frames
Hi, I have had an extension rendered with Weber pral M monocouche as part of a home improvement project. An inspection has shown up some problems, including the fact that the guy who did the work has...
View ArticleMono repair
I've to look at a mono repair job where the customer is making their garage wider so the ingoes will need mono applied to match the rest. Now I don't come across mono a very often never mind repairing...
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