Not render but screed! Slurry....
I have about a 1 metre square screed to repair (25mm deep), Im going to mix a 4:1 with sharp sand, adding some fibre and sbr. It’s the slurry ( I will do a slurry) I want to know about, I’ve read that...
View ArticleBest way to tacke this?
The wife has had me build a seating area over lockdown out of 7.3 dense concrete blocks. She wants it finished in render. This is where my naivety kicks in, who knew rendering is a science. So here...
View ArticleWickes and doser
Anyone know the setting for wickes accelerator and the doser or know if it needs diluted first?
View ArticleAny regular fassa users
That can give me some advise, I’m working with a new crew on Friday and will be travelling fair way to the site basically I’m there machine guy but wanted to add accelerator to help the gear along they...
View Articlefassacouche - floated then sponged?
Anyone every floated & sponge fassacouche? Rather than scratched back? Customer wants it floated then sponged in a naples colour. Ive never floated & sponged it, just wondering if anyone ever...
View Articlebauwer
anyone who has used bauwer insulation system can you please pm me please... been to see a job to rectify.. would like some background advice
View ArticleLime render stops at first floor - flashing required at top or not? Need...
Afternoon all - I'm desperately in need of some advice. I've just had the ground floor of our victorian property lime rendered at the back (we've done a ground floor remodel so there were lots of...
View ArticleEcorend - advice needed
Hi everyone Need some advice from the experts pls. I am having an extension done at the minute, the guy running the job has arranged for someone to come and apply Ecorend. Area been covered is 32sqm...
View ArticleRendering over old concrete render with K Rend
Hi, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. We are about to renovate our house which is an average sized 3 bed semi. One half was built in around 1910 (red brick) and the other half in 1970s...
View Articlethin coat renderers needed
after a gang in portsmouth to scrim and texture on render boards 900m2 in few weeks time. must have cscs and proven experience in thincoat systems
View ArticleWire poking out of K-Rend
Hi, I've just had the rendering on our house done with K-Rend. Overall it looks really good but next to the front door there is a wire poking out which doesn't look nice. Previously this was bare brick...
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Advice on Aqua panel job
I have been asked to price this aquapanel-ed ceiling. I have done thin coat on hardibacker before but always small area’s not involving joints and usually the bigger panels. I seem to remember run...
View ArticleFull mesh coverage, or just stress areas? Johnstones silicon enhanced
Hi, I'm getting a 200sq m bungalow rendered with Johnstones Silicon enhanced 1.5 render. The guy has quoted to use re-enforcing mesh at all stress areas... is this the correct application of Johnstones...
View ArticleRe-render one wall in krend
Hi all New here . We would like to have one wall of our porch rerendered in Krend. The current Krend has started developing some cracks - this is the front wall which has the door on it. The two side...
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Sandstone
Rendering a sandstone wall, sand and cement, will sbr slurry be ok or would you mesh it?
View ArticleWaterproofer / plasticiser
Hi! Long time lurker, first time poster. Getting ready to have my first sand/cement render attempt (DIY) - I’ve got so much useful info from you all but have one final stupid question I can’t seem to...
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Render match
Trying to get a match for some small patch repairs, Is this fassa thincoat ?
View ArticleHow to quantify pebble dash
As per title please lads iv got a small pebble dash job on, area is roughly 9sq meters would 10 25kg bags suffice? cheers
View ArticlePebbledash to smooth finish
All, I am based in South West London and have a terraced house where the front of the house is pebbledashed. I am keen to get the pebbledash to having as smooth a finish as I can and painted to a...
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