wet dash ratio/mix

[pwi]

got a wee garage to wet dash havent done it in years what is the mix ,i remember it was mostly cement, stone & water

 

[pftmonojetman]

Use Krend Rough cast, butter coat and dash coat. already batch mixed cant go wrong.

 

[pwi]

except the price is double! its a priced job so ill gi it a miss ta

 

[S a plastering]

you could dry dash it then put a cement slurry over the top just comes out the same

 

[church]

Its the same mix as the butter coat and then add 2-3 builders buckets of stone per barrow full and wet it up till its really pis* y or do it like madmonk said they both work .

 

[pwi]

thanks guys ill try just dashing it then slurry save the mess

 

[lucius]

Do it properly like the Paddys do loads of lime in the mix.
Lucius

 

[spunky]

sorry i dont get the dashing bit down this way we either float the wall and throw with a slurry of s/c with chippings(roughcast) or lay a tight coat on and throw the stone on (spar) ...........or is wet dash completely different ???

 

[lucius]

I think he means what we call in the smoke Slop Dash whch is a slurry of sand cement lime and stone thrown on the wall with a harling trowel. hard work and messy.
Lucius.

 

[spunky]

is it a wet or a dry background mate?

 

[church]

its thrown onto a butter coat spunky which has to be firm to the touch but not hard/dry.

 

[spunky]

cheers church ...its been bugging me for ages