Rendering Nightmare

[Lenny07]

Terylene over it quickest cheapest way to make it look respectable

Cheers Tom,
Would this give a smooth finish,
Would it have to be re-beaded ?

 

[Ftp321]

Cheers Tom,
Would this give a smooth finish,
Would it have to be re-beaded ?

No it would be a textured finish not too rough but would be your cheapest option no need to re bead

 

[John j]

@stuart23 Be here in a bit recommending easyfil

 

[stuart23]

@stuart23 Be here in a bit recommending easyfil

It’ll settle

 

[Lenny07]

No it would be a textured finish not too rough but would be your cheapest option no need to re bead

Brill thanks

 

[malc]

Thanks Malc, im really thinking of knocking it off and starting again tbh. Just painful that supposed tradesman leave it this way and think its an acceptable finish.

you may be able to save knocking off. mix up a bucket of soft sand, cement with a dash of SBR. add water till you have a liquid mix. wear a glove, load a sponge, go completely over the wall in tight circles. leave to dry. i have corrected large areas of render using this method.

 

[Kinkyboy]

How much you pay? f**k every1 else's comments,thats the killer question? If been asked already,apologies

 

[Lenny07]

How much you pay? f**k every1 else's comments,thats the killer question? If been asked already,apologies

£600 materials and labour. Done in a day 3 lads

 

[Lenny07]

you may be able to save knocking off. mix up a bucket of soft sand, cement with a dash of SBR. add water till you have a liquid mix. wear a glove, load a sponge, go completely over the wall in tight circles. leave to dry. i have corrected large areas of render using this method.

Thanks Malc,
Whats the ratio of each part please ?

 

[malc]

Thanks Malc,
Whats the ratio of each part please ?

i would use a strong mix as you are only adding texture. equal parts sand and cement.

 

[Lenny07]

i would use a strong mix as you are only adding texture. equal parts sand and cement.

Brill thanks for the help

 

[paulf]

£600 materials and labour. Done in a day 3 lads

You've done each other up like a kipper.
Best wishes though xxx

 

[Lenny07]

You've done each other up like a kipper.
Best wishes though xxx

What would i be looking at as an estimate. 35m2 sand and cement + beads.
I had a quote for parex and it was over £4k which i thought was extortionate but maybe this is the goin rate.

 

[John j]

What would i be looking at as an estimate. 35m2 sand and cement + beads.
I had a quote for parex and it was over £4k which i thought was extortionate but maybe this is the goin rate.

Where are you

 

[Ftp321]

Where are you

He's probably in the living room or the kitchen

 

[paulf]

What would i be looking at as an estimate. 35m2 sand and cement + beads.
I had a quote for parex and it was over £4k which i thought was extortionate but maybe this is the goin rate.

35m2 is nothing the fact that it took 3 guys a whole day and still left you with a substandard job and they walked away with £600 less materials and expenses tells it's own story.

 

[paulf]

Where are you

At home, you?

 

[paulf]

He's probably in the living room or the kitchen

Could be taking a s**t, not necessarily in the bathroom, so you could be right.

 

[Deleted member 32554]

With that standard I should think they were finished well before lunch

 

[Lenny07]

35m2 is nothing the fact that it took 3 guys a whole day and still left you with a substandard job and they walked away with £600 less materials and expenses tells it's own story.

Very true, thats why Im asking is £600 cheap so is it expected to be a cowboy job. Is £600 too much and should it have been perfect ?
For the area and material used what would be a reasonable estimate in your opinion

 

[Lenny07]

Where are you

Stockton on tees mate

 

[Ftp321]

Very true, thats why Im asking is £600 cheap so is it expected to be a cowboy job. Is £600 too much and should it have been perfect ?
For the area and material used what would be a reasonable estimate in your opinion

Not discussing rates but way too cheap!

 

[Lenny07]

Not discussing rates but way too cheap!

Thanks Tom, im glad i didnt pay any more to the lad. Like i say i know nothing about rendering u just expect and assume the guys are going to do a good job. Shame really that it happens but hey ho

 

[paulf]

Very true, thats why Im asking is £600 cheap so is it expected to be a cowboy job. Is £600 too much and should it have been perfect ?
For the area and material used what would be a reasonable estimate in your opinion

Can't say really, prices vary so much across the UK.

 

[Lenny07]

Can't say really, prices vary so much across the UK.

Thanks Paul,
Im on the hunt for a more reputable lad so ill do some homework and let you know how i get on.
I appreciate everyones advice and comments

 

[paulf]

Thanks Tom, im glad i didnt pay any more to the lad. Like i say i know nothing about rendering u just expect and assume the guys are going to do a good job. Shame really that it happens but hey ho

By the time you rectify their mistakes you'll probably be at the price of a plasterer who knows what there doing and has pride in there work and charges accordingly.

 

[John j]

Thanks Paul,
Im on the hunt for a more reputable lad so ill do some homework and let you know how i get on.
I appreciate everyones advice and comments

Get one of regulars of here .....not me


Unless you want it thin coated

 

[paulf]

Thanks Paul,
Im on the hunt for a more reputable lad so ill do some homework and let you know how i get on.
I appreciate everyones advice and comments

Good luck with your job.

 

[Brimstone]

@malc, @johniosaif /others- You know about these , I don't - basically they are all forms of thin washes or skims onto the render - from your experience what about water penetration and frost damage blowing it off ?

Being an outside wall, exposed and down to the ground, no overhang/eaves etc I'd have thought a risk in a year or two?

 

[johniosaif]

@malc, @johniosaif /others- You know about these , I don't - basically they are all forms of thin washes or skims onto the render - from your experience what about water penetration and frost damage blowing it off ?

Being an outside wall, exposed and down to the ground, no overhang/eaves etc I'd have thought a risk in a year or two?

Then they’d fail on every job and this hasn’t happened

 

[Deleted member 32554]

I assume the SBR in the mix should sort it
Not done it myself , assume wall is left to cure and dry , would you dampen y surface before applying

 

[malc]

I assume the SBR in the mix should sort it
Not done it myself , assume wall is left to cure and dry , would you dampen y surface before applying

it is just a method of applying an even texture . if the render was dry i would give it a light spray just to slow the suction.
the last time i applied this method was on a school building. the plasterer had used powered feb mix . the feb mix mush have been lumpy as it left brown spots all over the building. the architect wanted the render removed . i dug out the brown spots and filled then re textured the building. the architect knew something had happened but he could not work out what it was.

 

[malc]

@malc, @johniosaif /others- You know about these , I don't - basically they are all forms of thin washes or skims onto the render - from your experience what about water penetration and frost damage blowing it off ?

Being an outside wall, exposed and down to the ground, no overhang/eaves etc I'd have thought a risk in a year or two?

Garden walls and cellers are always high risk as regards render/plaster.

 

[Deleted member 49960]

Second pic, one word - stoned!!! Or pissed

 

[Cockney]

Very true, thats why Im asking is £600 cheap so is it expected to be a cowboy job. Is £600 too much and should it have been perfect ?
For the area and material used what would be a reasonable estimate in your opinion