Tips on rendering in the uk

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Hi just wanted some tips on hanging times when rendering, i learnt to render whilst in aus, over there due to the heat, we used to wet walls down to slow down the curing process, two off us would push on for a while, and once render was workable i would drop back and start to finish, you would be working like dogs all day long to avoid it going off on you, hard work but you could earn your money, beers down the beach by 3pm, early starts tho to avoid the sun!!
never used beads either, we used to plumb up a straight edge at the required margin then float up to it,
with beading would it be best to fix at 20mm onto brick or block, or place bead on scratch coat,
finally we used hydrated lime in the mix, doesnt seem to common in england due to plasticers is this correct??

any advice tips, would be greatly appreciated
 
hi,
if you are talking about sand and cement render.
with render we do not need to wet walls down. other wise much the same as you where taught.
we did use the straight edge method up till about 1970.but now we use beads on most renders.
we use lime in finish coat
 
On traditional render some still use a straight edge and form corners. Some use lime , lime and plasticiser, some just plasticiser. Modern renders require the use of beads. Using a stick to form corners is a bit out of date.
 
hi m8 always use plenty of lime do a 3 1a1 and with plas cant beat it oh and 4get 2omm beads dont get paid 4 thickness:rolleyes)
 
No I reckon 6 sand, 1 cement 1 lime. To much lime will cause cracking. Not to thick either 6-8mm per coat.
 
i was taught to put it on thickish so you could rule it back flat, slack it then rule the slacks off,do you bend the render into the bead or set them at about 16 mm and aim to get a good even coverage?
 
mate you will soon pick it up i had the same but opposite i went plastering in perth for 6 months i soon picked it up . never worked so hard work harder there than in the uk
 
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