Desperate for advice
I've had a sticky solenoid on my ritmo l so took it all apart and tried cleaning it out I put it all back together after I'd finished there was a little black rubber on the floor. Does anyone know if...
View ArticleOCR with bucket coat
Can I just use one coat render or Kmix, for thin coat or does it need to be polymer render, going over brick
View ArticleK rend construction board help
I've got panel 3msq doing it with k rend just bit advice on the system applied to construction board, am I right with hp12 base with mesh embedded total 6mm then coloured primer and finally tc15...
View ArticleK rend construction board
Looking at doing 3sqm panel of k rend on construction /cement board from what I can gather would hp12 base with mesh then coloured primer and tc15 top coat be OK, only other thing not sure what size...
View ArticleRender over Pebbledash
Hi Folks, Just wondering if it is possible to render over Pebbledash without having to remove the Pebbledash. Th pebbles are quite small and they are not coming loose unless you use a bit of force. It...
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"can you mesh and base coat these boards?"
I've had a message off a client, wants to render these. look a bit flexible to me.
View ArticleSand and cement over maite
Maybe a stupid question but can I just use ordinary sand and cement over a maite scratch coat? It's only a small area 10m and with this virus I can't get the ehi stuff. Client painting it all anyways...
View ArticleSmall holes in render, along bead line
Hi all New to the forum and was hoping for some advice really. I had my garden wall (concrete block) rendered over a week ago. There appears to be a few shrinkage cracks, which I suppose is expected,...
View ArticleRendering base of fountain
I've been asked by a mate of mine if I fancy rendering the base of this fountain.. it's for his Dad and the guy he normally uses isn't available so mates come to me. I can render, do the occasional...
View ArticleRendering aerated blocks
Just after some advice on rendering some blocked seats in the garden and wondering if if it's best to use sand and cement mix with a waterproofer or just buy the Webber mix with colour already in If so...
View ArticleBoss wetdash
Hello all.....hope all well. I'm after advice here please. Just finished building a new house in Scotland which is finished in white cement wetdash. The house render started to come off after about a...
View ArticleExposed brickwork
Morning all New to this forum and just looking for a bit of advice. Far from an expert in rendering but have rendered a few walls in my garden and pretty happy with results so thought I’d have a go at...
View ArticleThin coat render virgin...
I all, relatively new to the plastering game, thanks to covid, I'm not where I'd like to be. So, took on a job for a mate to help him out landscaping. He's asked if I can k-rend a raised flower bed....
View ArticleRender over painted brickwork
I've been asked to quote to render this wall but not been doing domestics long enough to have done one before. I would appreciate advice from those with experience of this,thanks guys
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Lockdown priming question.
Sick of looking at my neighbours falling off render on a small patch of his gable end, so offered to sort it for him f.o.c, in between looking after the kids (any excuse to get away from them at...
View ArticleNatural Hydraulic lime. NHL 3.5
HI there, Just a few questions as there is not a great amount online that i can see with this product. (Natural Hydraulic Lime) Whats the general mix ratio using this product on external render? First...
View ArticleHow much is too much?
How much freeflow in a batch? 5.1 in belle mixer and adding 15l of water Says on the tub 1:30 with water so thats 500ml freefow? seems a lot Also anyone ever mixed freeflow with sbr?
View Article2nd render coat not stuck
Hi please go easy i am new to cement rendering. I've got a 6.6m by 1.5m block wall i used a 4-1 plastering sand/cement mix on the scratch coat then 5-1 coat. The scratch coat has stuck solid but my top...
View ArticleRender Retaining Wall
Hello experts, Wanting to render on a garden retaining wall. There is no option to dig it out on the positive side and DPC, but there is drainage there, plus weep holes. Been looking at ways to stop...
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