Can I rectify a bad Parex finish
Hi my uncle has just paid 5k for the worst Parex finish I've seen. Can I run it back to rectify it in any way 2 weeks after it's been laid thanks
View Articlesto levell cote
anyone used it through a ritmo? any good? water settings? ive heard couple ways to finish it in prep for 1.5mm 7mm scratchcoat with mesh then a 3mm coat next day sponged. other way is scrim slurry and...
View ArticleAcrylics over painted sand and cement
Would a Jub primer work over a painted sand and cement render ? The existing render is nearly perfect, but the paint is flaking off as its 15 years old. Must have been done buy decent guys as it still...
View ArticleK render over Carrstone brickwork section
Im going to be having my bungalow k rendered, there is however a section under the windows which have carrstone on it, which is popular in Norfolk. Ive had a few quotes with a huge difference in all of...
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PRB Rendering Materials
Thought worth start a thread on them not used them at all and was just asking on another thread which didn’t want to hijack , see P1ss has them all in stock and some new technical names on the bags and...
View Articlewhats your scratch render of choice?
regardless of price or availability.. if you walked into merchants and all brands were stacked side by side same price per m2... what would you go for?
View ArticleK Rend or sand and cement in kent
Hello all, I am having my house done and I am in need of some advice and possibly some tradesmen. I have a six bedroom house in Sevenoaks that is all in new breeze block and I have been interested in...
View ArticleRender a Retaining Garden Wall of Thermalite 7n & Engineering Reds ?
Help/Knowledge please !! 9 inch wall 800mm x 10m built in class b eng's with 1 course of thermalite flat on top .. Concrete would of been better but its what I had so I used them. I have been wetting...
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Site mix dashing
Can someone please provide me with a site mix dash recipe...got some patching to do I'm guessing a 5-1-1? Thanks Or can I dash onto Weber OCR?
View ArticleSilicone 1.5
How long does this take general to dry before its safecfrom weather got some to do but bit hit an miss this week cheers
View ArticleCan you put Alpine finish over existing alpine?
Hi. I have just had a garage conversion done and my house is an alpine finish, the plasterer recommended patching in the areas best he could but has said he may be able to over lay the hole area...
View ArticleOpinions on thin coat render technique!
Bit miffed today had a very experienced couple of renders cover a job for us base coating out a small single story extension. All gear on job no scaffold all straight forward work admittedly the odd...
View ArticleUsing white beads with different colour top coat
Hi Guys, I’m doing an magnolia coloured Acrylic render for a customer. My issue is that I have white beads, would this be a problem. I’m thinking should be covered by the acrylic top coat so colour...
View ArticleInternal corner render
Hi what do you lads use to protect an Internal angle on mono to stop any render hitting an already rendered wall. Finding it difficult to make the orange tape stick and to keep it really straight....
View ArticleParex smooth dpr
Just wondering if anyone has used the smooth dpr? Used the course plenty but not used the smooth and was looking for some advice. Thanks in advance..
View ArticleK-rend "White" vs Webber "Chalk White" - which is "whiter"?
Hello, Would really appreciate some advice from the experts on which scratch render finish is whiter, K-rends "White" or Webbers "Chalk White". I know that both are not a brilliant white but we would...
View ArticleHow thick
Can you put k rend base coat on to engineered bricks in one coat . Need to fetch some of wall out bout 12mm . I said use sand and cement but he.s said were using either base coat or webber or k rend as...
View ArticleStick render boards
Hi guys, anyone recommend an extermal adhesive to stick render boards to painted concrete? Also does anyone use aqua boards?
View ArticleRendering over painted render
After speaking to rendit they said parex do a product that burns through the paint and keys to the render underneath.. but said if I then use k rend on top it wont have warranty. Best way to tackle...
View ArticleWebber
Meshed ,beaded and base coated a job yesterday using Webber scratch render am I ok to leave for a week before top coat goes on? Got a fully booked up week and can’t get back to the job until next...
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