Help, how bad is the krend
Hi hope someone can help. Just had the rendering completed on my extension and in the sunlight it looks very patchy. The builder doesn’t seem too willing to admit that there is much wrong and says that...
View ArticleK rend with 10mm beads
Bonjour chappas, One is needing some advise, got a garage to render using k rend k1, it will be on block work, the customer (chippy) has beaded it all himself before asking me to render it but he's...
View ArticleThe jobs ready to go !
Went to look at a job today , they said it’s ready to go , it was outside re render over pebble dash , they had painted a grit on it , turns out it was thistle bond it from BG , I said it’s not...
View ArticleMicro job in South wales
@Smudger1 @Omz Nice little job job in Penarth if your interested.
View ArticleRe doing monochue
can you go straight over the top of a bad monochue job.or will it need primer ect
View ArticleBeads stuck on with dab? Render
Hi, pretty new to rendering got a small outdoor building to do over breezeblock the bloke stuck all beads on with dab really tight aswell? Will render fail on top off dab, should I redo them? Many thanks
View ArticleLime in top coat or waterproofer?
Hi all, have not done a huge amount of rendering and am not sure whether to use lime or waterproofer in the topcoat , I've heard you shouldnt mix the two, it's probably going to be hot when I'm...
View Articlecrappy rendering sand
Hello to all .ive always bought my plastering sand from a certain builders merchants very good stuff A nice yellow sand . Been working over the wk end to get the rendering done..not so as I progressed...
View ArticlePowerfloat info
Has anyone got a eibenstock powefloat and give any info on how it handles? I've got that cheap powerfloat for £100 or so and its mint buts very heavy on the arms? Anyone know if eibenstock is nicer to...
View ArticleAny advice on how to fix this?
Hi all We've had our home rendered with Parex Monorex GF, which was applied by hand as one 15mm coat. We're not happy with the amount of waves in the work and white patches. A rep from Parex said that...
View ArticleBasecoat on blockwork?!?
To all you monocoushe gurus out there, can you clarify if blockwork needs a base coat or just straight on 2 passes? 3.6n blocks I believe, I've been told you can go straight on but also heard basecoat....
View ArticleGarage Conversion - Need advice Monocouche
Hi I am planning on getting my garage conversion. We want to change the size of the opening of the garage so it will have blocks underneath and to the left of where the window would go. This would...
View ArticleLooking to have your home rendered
Use a local reputable business, That's an approved applicator, That machine applies That can give you references and addresses in your local area to jobs that are completed, Don't try and get it done...
View ArticleSerious Question
I know I don’t really belong on this forum as I’m not a spread and I have been having a good laugh on here. I probably ended up on here due to lockdown in a way plus I wish to know more of the trade so...
View ArticleAdvice for DIYer using Krend
I've built a small garden wall using 7Kn blocks and want to render it and am thinking of using Krend (ye don't laugh) or Weber. I like the idea of using a coloured render (rather than sand and cement)...
View ArticleWhat's your limit handballing mono???
What's the most you guys put on by hand before thinking fu#k that never again
View ArticleRe doing topcoat silicone
Hello, We've just had a blockwork seating area rendered in the the silicone enhanced render (comes in 25kg bucket) from Johnstones. After some unexpected rain, the seat bases took on alot of water...
View ArticleRecoat silicone render atter raining?
Hi, We've just had a blockwork seating area renderd using the bucket silicone enhanced render from Johnstones (uk) We had some unexpected rain that night which settled on the seat base which made it go...
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