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Thanks for your response @Monkey Boy. Works has stopped as the trader has requested additional monies upfront which should be paid on completion, payment terms set out by the trader and which I agreed with. I have paid 68% upfront and I can see there is less than 40sqm of the base coat applied...

Hi @Gilbert75, thank you for your reply on this. Its been quite a learning lesson for me. Will the base coat likely slide off or release the bond due to PVA being soluble? Thanks, Michael

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Hey all. The guys used PVA as primer and mixed in PVA with the render I assume, photos attached. The manufacturers guideline states to use SBR. Hired this guy, family run business for external render specifically. I question the work as the agreement included mesh. As I can see on site, no mesh...

Thanks for the replies @Damian plasterer @smoother09! Really appreciate your feedback :) The builder put it on without any mesh. Would you be concerned based on how this looks?

Hi all! First post and hopefully of many more to come :) Wanted to check if anyone has used Tarmac Pre Mixed One Coat Render as base coat over existing pebbledash? Our builder has used it over existing pebbledash of a ~1900s house which will be topped with monocouche render. Breathable but...