Prep for rendaid over BAD brickwork
What do you recommend? Was gonna just rendaid but after hacking off the bricks are too far gone. S/C scratch before rendaid?
View Articlesulphate resisting cement
Anyone tried it? Is it OK on external render? They have it in TP and Jewsons and it's blue circle.
View ArticleK Rend GPM tips
Been using lots of this so thought i'd share some tips. Hope you find it useful and interesting. http://www.pftplasteringmachines.com/k-rend-gp-mortar-installation-tips-top-finish/
View ArticleToday wasn't the best start using the Ritmo
I bought a Ritmo this week and had a bit of training and thought I've got it . Until I started today and it all went blank so I got on the phone to pft and they ran tough the set up and off we went...
View Articlemonocouche retaining garden wall
does anyone know the correct procedure to use monocouche or acrylic render on large retaining garden walls regards to tanking? Customer would prefer them to sand and cement. Or is sand and cement the...
View Articlethin coat system
View attachment 12924 Was going to put a thin coat system over this what do you think I'm a bit concerned about knocking it off its sound anyway bit worried about the remedial wall ties she's had done...
View Articleopinions please
View attachment 12923 just base coated this at the mo the customer has picked powder blue not sure how it will look in a row of white dashed houses never really done a deep colour how do you think it...
View ArticleDifferent newton in bockwork
Hi all,started a job the other day. Got set up to scratch a gable. The bottom half of the gable is built from 7newton concrete blocks and the top half is built from 5newton blocks. We wet down the...
View ArticleWeber told me not to mesh...
Called weber tech to clear up a mesh issue I had and they told me not to fully mesh as the aggregates won't bond together correctly....only mesh the stress points! Kind of goes against what I know but...
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HELP with external salts please!
OK there was efflorescence under some render...so hacked it off and washed with the acid. Nowhere stocks anti sulphate cement apparently so we scratched over where we'd washed with s/c and sika. Now...
View ArticleThat pariniter stuff.
Think I saw @Jgreenplastering say he used something called pariniter or something to cover painted blocks with and then render over,just want to know if anyone else can vouch for it being okay to...
View ArticleDiesel pump
im on the lookout for a second hand diesel machine to pump flow screed Not looking at spending silly money cheers
View ArticleNew scaffold
View attachment 12980 sick to death of scaffolders charging a fortune and constantly letting me down so invested in my own. What do you think?
View ArticleSilicone top coat
Hi guys, I've always sprayed 1.5 but got a customer who wants it quite heavy as anyone used bigger grit cheers
View ArticleRender board advice
Hi got a couple of dormer Windows to board and render and need some advice, what board would you recommend? I'm using weber lac base and full mesh would you advise a primer before finishing with weber...
View ArticleRendering Pre-Flab Pebble Dash Garage
Hi, First ever post on here so please go easy. As the title suggests, im looking at rendering my pre-flab pebble dashed garage wall. Its at my own house. I barely do any rendering (i am a plasterer) so...
View ArticleK rend scratchback
If i layed k rend on at 11 in this weather could it be a next day scratch or is it too risky Thanks
View ArticleSome pebble dashing Video
Have a look http://www.pftplasteringmachines.com/applying-pebble-dash/
View ArticleOne day a good labourer the next f**k**g crap
What the f**k is up with these labourers mine is usually good but lately he has one good day and one f**k**g s**t day I'm ready to give him the o121. I'm rendering all he has to do it knock up and...
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