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Have been asked to match this render for a client... Only a small garden wall. Have always used plastering sand only .. She doesn't want a textured paint on.. Am I right in thinking if I add sharp sand to the top coat it will achieve something simular to this finish? Slightly concerned with the...

Hi - Recently I've noticed random damp patches on my 3 year old K render below a window and near frontdoor entrance. The damp markings seem to be worse when bad weather hits. When the weather is nicer the staining is still present I believe - less so maybe as the aspect is south facing so may...

Might be a stupid question. But can I put on my first pass of hp12, run through with serated edge. Then bed my mesh in. Next day, hp12 over it and , level, spat, sponge etc. Bringing it out to the beads. Ready for top coat. Having trouble doing big gable ends all in one hit, but worried if I...

New here and not a pro by a long stretch but trying to do a couple of small jobs for myself and this place seems to be the best for it, alot of knowledge here! I'm putting up a small curved wall in back garden and ready to render but so many options available... I'm putting a couple of pics up...

hi, i have blistering on my render, which i suspect is the thin coat on top of render. the render sounds solid but i can pop the blisters with my finger. my question is, could i scrape off the blisters and anymore thats flaky and prime it and re apply a new 1.5mm thin top coat.

Surrey, near epsom KT20. Don't think sand and cement is the best option for this house as it was built to be breathable. The rough cast render is falling to pieces after it was painted with impermeable paint and the cavity filled with insulation which has trapped moisture in the masonary. The...

Eze k4 rendering and screeding machine 2019 model 20m of materials hose 20m water hose 20m airline hose Electrical cable Regular small spray gun Water barrel Eze genset 20 KVA petrol (generator) Petrol can -Extras worth £445 Test pipe outlet Mini jet wash attachment hose for cleaning...

Hi I'm doing a new post as this one isn't open for further replies - https://www.plasterersforum.com/threads/riblath-galv-or-stainless.47004/ Its this usual debate about galv vs SS EML. In this case, dormer cheeks (6x) on a self build chalet bungalow. I've more or less already decided on galv...

Can anyone help?? Can I standard sand and cement this type of wall for rendering ?

Solid 9" walls all back to brick, lime mortar. Pebble dash at rear original brick at front. What is the correct way to go about putting this back S&C with water proof and skim? S&C up to a meter then dot and dab Batten and board ? The more guys i get in the more confused i am getting...

I’ve recently had a new porch built and with the walls inside the porch now being plastered (previously bare brick) it’s become apparent how bad our rendering is, as every time it rains, the new plaster is soaked from water getting in. We’re now looking at knocking the current rendering off...

I’ve recently had a new porch built and with the walls inside the porch now being plastered (previously bare brick) it’s become apparent how bad our rendering is. I’ve just spoken to one plasterer who when I said I wanted k-rend (as I was advised this by an electrician earlier today as it has...

Looking for some advice please, house built in 1906, solid 9" wall. Lime mortar, lime plaster. House has been gutted back to brick. What is the best way to go about rendering the internal walls, plenty of arguments regarding cement not allowing soft brick to breath ect, what's the alternative...

Hi All, Totally new here so please bare with me! My bathroom walls are currently tiled. There appears to be a keyed render behind this against the external walls (the bathroom is on an extension). I'll be removing the tiles and am hoping to skim over the render. Is it possible to skim over the...

Hi all, My bathroom wall is currently tiled with what appears to be a keyed render behind (there is some sort of a grey thin coat inbetween the render and the time adhesive). I want to remove the tiles and skim over the render. Is this possible? If so, do I need to use a bonding agent or can I...

Hello all, I would like to render a External Porch overhang from an extension, but unsure how I could go about this? I would like a modern smooth finish to the underside. The area is around 1m x 2m which overhangs... Currently it is just beams so unsure as to which board / method to use to...

Hi gents , I unfortunately decided to build a new house that was supposed to finished march 16 !! Apart from being turned over by the QS over paying the builders We have managed to find some of the worse tradesmen I have ever seen , please can you advise me what you think of the parex render...

What does the term “pulling in” mean when talking about cement rendering. I’m new to the forums as you can probably gather but keen to learn about rendering. Cheers

I have done a fair bit of internal wall plastering but never attempted any rendering until now. I have a brick outbuilding at the end of my garden and i am hoping to render all of the internal walls but the brickwork is all over the place. Every wall is different and in places you're looking at...

Hi All, I'm looking for someone to render a small porch extension on my house. It's a timber frame and will need a roughcast render to match into the existing house. I'll be putting the render board on over the next couple of days, but I'm not in a massive rush to get it done, whenever suits...

Hi, new to the forum and looking for some advice. I'm doing some renovation and have had a new 2 storey gable wall rendered by a subcontractor. The base coat has been applied to the full section but the top coat has had to be applied in 2 sections as there wasn't enough top coat supplied...

Hi can anyone tell me if its ok to apply Scott rend top coat to a cement scratch coat. Trying to save pounds. Any info welcome. Its just 4 little garden walls getting done. Cheers

I'm a spread don't normally do dot and dabbing, iv brought a house and iv knocked every bit of plaster off because it was blown, and now it is dusty as f**k I tryed dabbing onto it and some boards stuck and some still bounce what shall I do? Wet the walls with water? Or pva?

Any one want to buy monocouche 35 bags colour off white, corner beads, joint beads, drip beads message me on here thanks.

Hi Can someone help answer my questions? if k render is applied to a garage and has stared to show the block work,then the customer mentions they would like it sand and cement rendered now, is it possible to SBR the k render then apply a 4 in 1 scratch coat? Thanks

Hi, Looking to see if there is an alternative to Stucanet S Lath? I'd be using enewall renders as well with this as customer had already agreed finish. would be going onto an old farm house renvation.

Hi all, I'm no plasterer, the most experience I have is drylining and getting someone in to skim over. Our house has a tyrolean render to the front elevation, it seems like a thin coat as you can see the joints of brickwork through the finish. We would love to expose the brickwork completely...

hello all I had a call from a woman wanting me to quote for re plastering her fire place.she is having a wood burner fitted. she also wants the inside of the fire place plastered to a smooth finish. Boarding with fire board isn't an option as the space is very limited and dabbing boards on...

Morning all, I work for a company called PM Hardware, we have been around about 3 years now. I myself have worked for a few hardware companies over the past few years but now settled here and building up the Staffordshire and Derbyshire areas and also the east Manchester/south Manchester and...

Hello help needed! Can k rend tc be used over sand&cement base if I was to prime it with the k rend primer first

I posted a while back asking is my builders renderers had done a good job on my house.... long story short, they haven’t. It’s awful. So after waiting months my Builder has finally lined someone up the week after next. I have a couple of questions though if someone can help? 1) The guy is...

Hi all new here and very much in need of some advice please? I've had a browse and look around to see if this question has been answered before but couldn't quite find a scenario as specific (older existing render, not new) so hopefully you knowledgeable lot can help :) Basically we're in the...

Haven't used Parex a great deal but I've noticed on a couple of jobs it looks a bit patchy in places.. I've noticed this wen passing other people's jobs too. Any tips on how to prevent this? My method it apply by hand scratch coat then next day apply top coat using speed skim or surrated spat...

Hello. Would very much appreciate any advice on which product(s) would be the most suitable for finishing the pictured project. In hindsight I have realised that the wrong insulation has been used (probably to save money) and it would have been better to have covered it with external cement...

Ive just had most of my property rendered in a white monocouche but I’m a little disappointed with the result (neighbouring properties don’t look like this) however I know nothing about it! Is this a good job? Professional honest opinions please. Thank you in advance.

Lads, Currently stocking K Rend, but looking for another good quality Render System and have heard good things about Vimark. Your thoughts on the differences in the material would be great.

Hi, My question is can you please tell me what ratio of mix I should use for SBR when rendering concrete blockwork and also some areas where existing scratch coat is present? BAL's date sheet has lead me to the following: Slurry coat 1:1 cement and SBR let down with water up to 1:1:1 and...

Alright people. I'm starting a job soon an the builder as got silver sand an snowcrete for a white smooth finish. It's on brick. I wouldn't have went down the old silver sand route myself but he's got it ready to go. Iv used it doing dry dash but not floating up a big area. Any tips for doing...

Simple question I think. Apparently you can plaster straight onto Vandex. Now, I'm prepping the wall and applying the vandex myself and intend on getting in a plasterer to finish. The trouble is, I don't have a plasterer yet to ask the question: Do I need to leave a keyed surface for them to...

whats the best mix for rendering? How to prepare the walls? Do you art waterproofed in scratch coat then just plasticiser in top coat? Just like to no which is the best way to do this from start to finish to help let render breath and not let no water come through/cause damp/ crack. I know...

Need a bit advice on a rendering job I'm doing. Hate rendering at the best of times never-ending this time of year but here's the situation.. We are sand cement rendering an extension and setting batons to form key stones and coins round windows. We have scratched and set batons so far but need...

Need a bit advice on a rendering job I'm doing. Hate rendering at the best of times never-ending this time of year but here's the situation.. We are sand cement rendering an extension and setting batons to form key stones and coins round windows. We have scratched and set batons so far but need...

Good Evening, I've gleaned a lot of excellent advice from browsing the forums, but I was hoping to gather some specific guidance by detailing the project I'm approaching. I'm looking to construct several pedestals of varying sizes to display sculptures. Creating them out of concrete would be...

Hi all, I am a HO and am currently having some rendering work done to my mid-terraced house. We kept the old sand and cement render underneath but had all the bad knocked off. On the front our renderer's used Weber.pral M and we are happy with it. On the back they used a K-Rend. We weren't...

mornin folks, just new to the forum looking for some help! been trying to ask around just looking for some information from anybody about Enewall if any you guys have heard of it? new rep said their putting mono & acrylic into jewsons local in romford & kent wonder if it's good gear??

Hi everybody I hope everybody is well, I've posted in this forum a few times asking for work but I've had no look, let me explain my situation a little..I've always been a labourer for plasterers since I left school and I've always wanted to take plastering as a career choice, but I know...

Hi, Looking for a quote to K-rend or simlilar link detached house in Midlands, 5 mins from junction 24 on M1 following house extension. Must provide guarantee of works. Approx 160m2 The property is not currently rendered, please see attached elevation plans. Contact me on...

Hi, I have just signed up to this forum and I am in need of help and advise if possible please. I live in a granite cottage which has major damp issues, an independent damp specialist came out and advised that the render on two of the external walls (third isn't rendered) is sand and cement...

Hey all I'm the new lad who's been on here for a while now! Just like to say thankyou for the warm welcome off you guys! First of all I'm the lad who is from the Wolverhampton area and is looking to start work plastering properly, I'm been in and out of it since I left school and I admit! I love...

Hi guys Been following the forum for tips for a while. Now it's my turn to seek advice. I'm doing some metre high flood work. I've a couple of walls where doorways have been partitioned and plasterboarded so have came up with the problem. What do you think the best way to link the plasterboard...