Anyone spare a labourer tomorrow urgent in Sheffield?
Been let down badly and need a labourer to mix mono just 35 bags in Sheffield PLEEEEAASE!!!!
View Article16 bags of Pral M Chalk for sale in Bristol
16 bags in date, kept in dry unit. £6.00 per bag, must take all bags.
View ArticleLessons I learned today
1. You can't rely on ANYONE. 2. Never render a good sized wall with just yourself and an inexperienced labourer. 3. All labourers are c**ts 4. Labourers clog machines up so bad that when you spray,...
View ArticleBauwer render samples
hey guys Have any of you lot used your samples yet?? I used the Bauwer light and thought it was great used it for some dubbing out that was about 50mm thick. Mixed it up and slapped it in with some...
View ArticleCowboys on the thin coat !
View attachment 13063 View attachment 13064 View attachment 13063 I'm doing a couple of big new builds for a developer I work for. He asked us to thin coat the job but we couldn't get there and he...
View ArticleK Rend K1
any common issues when spraying this gear ? Cheers Love Arti xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
View ArticleWeber OCR quick fix
got about 4m2 to do an will have too hit it in one day so won't get chance to Rendaid it's just over brickwork which is pretty good nick will sbr slurry be ok first with Weber just for the suction...
View Articlethin coat knauf marmiritt
small extension in brick work.can i render it with sand cement mesh.then coat in marmaritt
View ArticleK Rend colour problem
Hi all, This may sound ridiculous, but has anyone ever tried adding a lighter coloured k1 to a darker one to reduce how dark it is? Basically a customer wanted the colour sandstone, so ordered 35 bags...
View Articlecrap sand
Has anyone. Used Travis Perkins plastering sand? I've gotta render with the stuff and its got no guts,I'm tempted to mix some sharp with it has anybody had the same problem?
View ArticleTerrible Rendering competition
Went to quote render job yesterday and gave me idea for thread.I always love seeing pictures of all the good jobs people post but what about the bad one's,sometimes I enjoy seeing them more than the...
View Articlehow would you tackle this
View attachment 13131 got this wall to do he just wants flat render Weber OCR how would you get over the screen blocks was going to mesh it but not many places to fix too is ther nything else that...
View ArticleSilo sand+cement mixes
Hi all. Pricing up a big project and qs tells me to differentiate between them supplying the render by silo against me having my labourer mix it in the mixer. I don't see much of a cost saving on his...
View ArticleBought an I beam for scratch renders
Hadn't used an I beam before on weber or k rend but what a treat it is to work with . Gets the walls flat as f**k and opens up the render to dry a bit quicker . Happy days
View ArticleMono help search
After a couple of bad jobs on the mono I've decided to try get some help on my next 2 , which are coming up in a few weeks time. So I'm looking for a lift and bit of guidance off a GOOD renderer. Pm if...
View ArticleWeber on stone work
going to dub out some stone work then scratch up with Weber OCR the question is when I've reached my level I'm happy with going to stick some plastic beads on will 10mm beads be ok for this or will it...
View ArticleBagged basecoats
I'm trying different bagged basecoats for jobs instead of the usual 4/1 sc. So far I think Alsecco have some nice stuff. Just a shame their delivery charge is so high. Anyway I've got a nice autumn...
View ArticleOut of date k rend
Can k rend still be used if its out of date got 10 bags couple of months out of date?
View ArticleWeber on top of K-Rend
Hi all, I am a HO and am currently having some rendering work done to my mid-terraced house. We kept the old sand and cement render underneath but had all the bad knocked off. On the front our...
View ArticleI'm a brickie, want to k rend top half of my house.
Hi all. So, having scoured and read almost everything in the rendering section of this forum i now want to 'have a go ' at doing my own home and the extension i'm soon to build. I'm planning on...
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