How to bring the sand out
whats the best way to give the render the course look. Does a wet sponge bring out the sand. After rubbing it up its very smooth. Just would like the top coat to be more gritty looking after rubbing it.
View Articlek rend
Do Krend do a base coat for going over cement board and brick combined thanks was thinkin more weber lac myself
View ArticleK rend TC 15
Hi Anybody know a renderer able who is good at K rend Tc 1.5 in the Manchester area???
View ArticleRender over existing
Hi can anyone recommend a system for over skimming existing exterior rendered walls? ie rendermesh two coat system. Got about 900m2 on a Victorian building. All been grit blasted. Cheers Guys
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i was thinking of going on one of those golden trowel courses to get some practice in on the the scratch bk krend, I've already been to Ireland and i managed to get enough info to use the silicon thin...
View Articletop coat bubbling
rendered a wall with blue 10mm fibreglass mesh embedded in the render coat using a 4-1 mix with waterproofer,the cement i used was quinns which i have never used before,but anyway 2weeks later hosed...
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Rendering over rethulite
Rethulite , don't think that's how it's spelt or even if it's the correct name. Anyhow it's this stuff.. I've rendered over loads of this in the past as it's common in our area. Had no problems using...
View ArticleIs my render blown and what should I do
Hi Last year i had a single story 12 by 4m extension built. The walls were rendered in April last year but due to problems with the patio the same builder was putting in, the render was not painted....
View Articleweapon of choice for hp12
got a silicone job to do with krend tc15 but want to make sure base coat is cock on I've only ever used it as a scratch coat for krend ft so want to know best ruling technique ie...
View ArticleSand & cement ,Suction control
Evening fellow spreads I have a big problem, started scratching up exterior walls for smooth float finish render, It seems to pull in too quickly to flatten properly, which does concern me for when we...
View ArticleBauwer light
Anyone ran it through the Ritmo not mix and pour got a couple of jobs with it and ideally would like the machine to mix it as one is 80 mm spec Thanks
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Recommended electric machines
Have always had a diesel pump as my first option but if I had to settle for an electric pump what would be everyone’s recommendations?
View ArticleRitmo set up coming up for sale.
Got a mate selling his Ritmo complete setup. 2-3 years old and just had a service at PFT Northern. £4500.00 Sheffield.
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Help.. what should we do to fix uneven render
We have recently had our house rendered... this is how it looks. We have had so many contradictory recommendations on how to fix it: hacking off and starting over, EML meshing and then re rendering,...
View ArticleJohnson’s v Sandtex
Just finished a job, advised them to use sandtex fine texture paint they got a load of Johnson’s said it is similar, tbh I never advise anything other than sandtex is the Johnson’s just as good or...
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