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    Is 5cm cement render too thick and heavy?

    I have a very wonky wall! Internal bedroom, wonky old Victorian bricks, 1st floor. I've done 3 scratch coats, about 2.5cm in some places, and the low areas look like they'll need about 3cm more depth to become level, so a total of at least 5cm of render in some areas. Is that too thick, too much...
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    Sand and cement: multiple scratch coats, general questions

    Thanks. Would you mind clarifying a bit on some of the specifics? Thank you.
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    Sand and cement: multiple scratch coats, general questions

    Because I'm having issues with noise from the neighbours and dot and dab can make sound transfer worse
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    Sand and cement render: Multiple scratch coats and their ratios

    I'm rendering an internal wall in a bedroom. I did a scratch coat of 4:1. I then went to do a top coat of 5:1 and realised that I'm going to have to scratch it and do another coat, as the wall is so wonky. So the top (third) coat I was going to do as 5.5:1. If I need to do 2 scratch coats and...
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    Sand and cement: multiple scratch coats, general questions

    I'm rendering an internal brick wall as part of a DIY project. The walls are very uneven. Can I apply more than one scratch coat to help straighten out the wall? I started with 4:1. Do I have to weaken the mix to 5:1 for the next layer, or can I do a second scratch of 4:1 and then do a 5:1 top...
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    Top coat not stuck

    Can you explain what's bad about it? I'm learning
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