render

I've just paid a small fortune to have the render (roughcast) painted on my house. The chimneys are a particular problem and needed scaffolding. While the scaffolding is still up I wondered if I could apply a coating to extend the life/look of the finish - in particular inhibit the re-growth of...

Hi, Recently discovered mould on the south facing wall of my house close to the party wall. It was hidden behind a cupboard so we didn't notice it developing. I'm not sure if this is from condensation or a leak. Can't see any obvious places for water to get in on the back wall. There is...

Hi all, We are about to embark on an extension to our 1970s house. The current brick is 'ok' but we like the look of rendered properties and are considering having it done. We are also considering replacing the existing, tired clay roof tiles with a synthetic slate and also replacing our...

Hi, I've removed old tiles from my bathroom walls and parts of the wall came off with it so I've ended up back to brick and concrete blocks. I'm about to get a couple bathroom fitters come to give quotations but I wanted to educate myself beforehand so I'm better prepared to instruct the fitter...

We are currently doing a theming project. Its a commercial application not domestic and we have had to build up rooms that are meant to look like an old prison. The walls are made from cls studwork and fireproof plasterboard. We need to do a cement render over to make the entire room(s) look...

Greetings! Currently renovating my Victorian house and on the newbie learning curve, I love it. Two differing builder perspectives: old school and new school and I need another viewpoint. Eeek! Lots of info here: After we opened the large fireplace (exciting), Builder One filled in a vertical...

I was planning to apply insulating render (the Bauwer Light system) to an internal wall. However, on removing the previous plaster, the brickwork is in bad shape. There are a few patches where the mortar is pretty much gone from the internal layer of bricks (it's a solid Victorian brick wall)...

Recommendations for what to push into there that will not eventually slide out again Probarly have to remove existing mortar and re-do, but may be not.. Perhaps put something in there that is more flexible, sticky, and won't slide out with small building movement, causing leak. See photos. Thanks

HI FOLKS NEED SOME ADVICE ON EXTERIOR RENDERING OF A VICTORIAN HOUSE. I VE CURRENTLY GOT SOMEONE RENDERING THE HOUSE. ORIGINALLY THEY SAID THEY WOULD STRIP BACK THE HOUSE TO BRICKWORK BUT HAVE STOPPED SHORT AND LEFT SOME OF THE OLD RENDERING ON THE WALL SAYING THAT IT WAS SOLID AND BY REMOVING...

Hi all, I have an outer wall with clear cracks on which are letting water through. The water is coming through the plaster all along the wall in two rooms. The outer wall clearly needs re-rendering but I have been told this time of year is not great and it would be worth waiting. The thing is...

Hi.. i'm sorting out my bathroom in my converted Victorian terrace flat to fit new shower etc, few damp issues which im in the process of sorting slowly. A company quoted for the following to be done: 1) To apply anti-sulphate onto the brickwork. 2) To plaster the wall with sand and cement...

Exterior walls of the house are red brick with a render finish on top (Weber monocouche, basically same as K-Rend). One wall is sandstone that's been levelled and rendered to match the rest of the house. Render on that wall is quite thick. Need to fix some exterior wall lights and a mailbox and...

I've just about finished the building work before putting in another log burner. Where I had to remove plaster around the opening on the chimney breast face, I've used Hardwall leaving 2-3mm for the final top coat of multi finish (see pic). I'm worried however, that the multi finish will crack...

Hi all. I have several cracks in the render on my house above the bay window/below upstairs window. I attached some pics which hopefully show the cracks. I would say they are about 1mm but not for up there for closer inspection. Should I be concerned or can these be filled in and then...

Hi, my house is 1900 Victoria terrace with a ground floor passage ginnel on one side. I have a tiny single brick room on the second floor. The brick is old stock I think and is very soft. The mortar is lime and the original plaster was lime. Someone has skimmed over the plaster with a cement...

I am attempting to repair render on my bungalow. I have repaired a crack under a window but I cannot get the texture right. I need to repair the side of the house so would value any advice before I start on how best to patch it and how to make my repair look better.

Hi guys (photos attached) I recently moved in to a Victorian terrace and I'm in the process of giving it a bit of a face lift. This includes replastering the hallway. In the hallway there is an arch, which had been hidden away behind a stud wall, and the arch itself was covered with wallpaper...

I would like to prevent edge contraction cracks when patching in over mesh (over cracks/helical) by using pva, left until tacky before applying render etc? Would this be before render and again before multi? What strength of pva? What ratio render mix? Do I need special sand (I just tend to use...

I've got an old house with some internal damp problems and I see the render as a prime suspect. I would like to identify what sort of render it is... as I suspect that the solid brick wall has been rendered with a non-breathable Tyrolean render and then covered in plastic paint. I've attached...

1. I need to sink a back box into a new thermalite wall before render/skim go on. Approx. how thick will the render/skim be? (how far proud of thermalite face should I set the box?) 2. What is that plastic cable protection that goes under the render called? Is it still legal? The image shows a...