rendering onto a concrete block wall

[marshallclown]

hi could some 1 tell me the coverage for a 22m2 concrete block external wall,the wall is a very rough job so the first scratch coat wiil be around a thickness of up to 12 mm.

 

[martinemj]

what material you thinking of...s/c ?

 

[malc]

if you have 1 and a quarter ton of sand this allows for a small amount of waste with 2 coats at 12mm, 10 cement 1 lime.

 

[Arti]

a ton of sand is 40 bags isnt it........(Counting on his fingers)

 

[malc]

to purchase sand by the bag is to expensive.

 

[DannyMac]

A ton of sand, 8 cement, 1 lime should be plenty.

 

[Arti]

to purchase sand by the bag is to expensive.

i agree marra i was just thinking out loud............:RpS_thumbsup:. its £35 for a dumpy of plastering sand or £2.20 a bag

 

[marshallclown]

thanks guys its been a while.

 

[malc]

i agree marra i was just thinking out loud............:RpS_thumbsup:. its £35 for a dumpy of plastering sand or £2.20 a bag

i purchase sand direct from pit, loaded on to our own truck £13 per ton

if you purchase a bag from builders merchant it is only 3 quarters of a ton @ £35

 

[malc]

A ton of sand, 8 cement, 1 lime should be plenty.

i always over estimate just to make extra money.

 

[Arti]

i purchase sand direct from pit, loaded on to our own truck £13 per ton

if you purchase a bag from builders merchant it is only 3 quarters of a ton @ £35

:RpS_scared:......wankers..............can you get plastering sand from a pit malc??

 

[nickelarse]

is it just me or are some spreads a bit dim. its quite basic maths to work out materials. its just cubic meterage. maybe its just me.........

 

[Arti]

is it just me or are some spreads a bit dim. its quite basic maths to work out materials. its just cubic meterage. maybe its just me.........

have you forgot your " water it down with water" quote Nick (nice but dim).....:RpS_laugh:

 

[malc]

:RpS_scared:......wankers..............can you get plastering sand from a pit malc??

plastering sand is always available it has got a british standard number

 

[essexandy]

plastering sand is always available it has got a british standard number

Not from all pits Malc. I don't know if you've ever had any sand from Dewicks out at Bradwell, but if they washed all the silt out of their building sand there'd be nothing left to sell. lol.

 

[malc]

Not from all pits Malc. I don't know if you've ever had any sand from Dewicks out at Bradwell, but if they washed all the silt out of their building sand there'd be nothing left to sell. lol.

i pick up from moverons pit at brightlingsea, or martell pit at at ardleigh both have good sharpe sand for rendering

 

[nickelarse]

have you forgot your " water it down with water" quote Nick (nice but dim).....:RpS_laugh:

lol. ermm.... im better at maths than english...........

 

[Arti]

lol. ermm.... im better at maths than english...........

so at least you can work out the ratio of water to water.................:RpS_thumbup:

 

[nickelarse]

exactly!