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Agreed and that is what bob was saying don't worry it should be fine but if I wanted to be extra sure I could give it a tight one, as for the furrows I get what your saying but the furrows/scratch is there for a reason and I would say are not quite the same or concerning as what cracks are. I...

Yes indeed very s**t blocks not good at all. I think your right about not worrying and giving it a tight one which i will do then il do the top coat probably at the weekend weather permitting and hope it goes ok fingers crossed. Again many thanks mate nice one for the advice very much...

Thanks for your reply, they are a pumice type concrete block, done on a cloudy day no sun. The cracks are short so hopefully it is just a bit of shrinkage definitely sound I just hope it doesn't happen on the top coat.

What mix should I have done?

Hi Bob not the best pics but hopefully you can see it ok

Im hoping to lol

I will get some later of the cracking(y)

Sorry thought I had here is a pic of the blocks a type of pumice block

HI I have done a scratch coat on a wall the mix was 4.1.1 plastering sand, blue circle premium cement and lime with a glug of water proofer. it is showing some cracks not major ones but still cracks which I believe? is because I stupidly used the premium cement instead of the ordinary. For the...