Mono or thin coat?

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I have a bungalow to render.the customer wants a product which she doesn't want to paint.
The substrate is brick so no hack off needed.
What system would you guys go for?
Last few jobs I have gone with parinter & mesh with a 1.5mm finish.
I'm thinking of going with mono on this one though.
What's your thoughts?
 
Thin coat is great as you know there will not be any problems with the weight of the materials.
The mess the mono leaves does my head in!! End up taking loads of bags of dust away which you don't get with a bucket coat finish
 
Only problem with acrylic is the cost and the weather plus when going onto brick you need a minimum 10mm render then you have to leave it to fully dry and expell before the texture goes on.
 
plasterjfe said:
Only problem with acrylic is the cost and the weather plus when going onto brick you need a minimum 10mm render then you have to leave it to fully dry and expell before the texture goes on.
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Why does it need 10mm of backing, wouldn't a thinner coat of parinter or similar with mesh embeded be strong enough?
 
It can be as long as you say it is a render base that can sustain itself at less than 10mm such as hp12 or parinter meshed as you say and not a straight forward mortar. Also the building is designed to be from brick and not using the render as the overall protection coat.
Only thing is you will need a perfect background flat and plumb to follow.

Generally spec for render solid with acrylic is 10mm minimum with the protective texture on top.
Mono 15 because its more open and coloured issues if applied thin.

IMO to render up and straighten something up you want at least 10mm on the wall to rule and edge to make it workable plus OCR is much cheaper to buy....

How is the background like ?
 
I've done loads of existing brick building and mono is the best way in most cases. It's more breathable and sympathetic to the build I'd use Microgobetis then monorex straight on top. Easy! Great believer in don't over complicate things and understand your products.
 
the bricks have a very rough surface and the joints are raked out.was gonna use micro then monorex top.is it best to mesh first pass or just stress area`s?
 
You would mesh around all apertures and stress points anyway. If all is sound then it's not necessary to fully mesh first past but if you want peach of mind then there's nothing stopping you. You mead tv10 mesh not avu355.
 
yeah my thoughts also snogs.its face brickwork and in very good condition.where do you get your tv10 mesh from?get mind from encon but charge 66 plus which seems heavy
 
its very flimsy and not the best to cut.i used 4mm mesh the other day as that's all I had and its better to cut but **** for bedding in to mortar
 
As bobby says very coarse. And after you get half way through the roll its never straight its all twisted .....and it cuts your face
 
While we're on the subject, who precuts their mesh and who unrolls it and slices it in as they go?
 
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