I'm planning to render the driveway wall down the side of the house. The path down the side of the house next door is concrete and because we're on a hill it is about 18" to 24" higher on the other side of the wall. Before rendering is it a good idea to give the wall a couple of coats of Ka tanking slurry? The path next door slopes away from the house so obviously there will be a fair amount of water on the other side. Thanks for any advice.
Rendering driveway wall.
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dontbelieveawordofit
no. is that a painted surface? hard to tell from the picture
No not painted just 9" blocks.
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dontbelieveawordofit
is there an aco their side too?
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Sorry what’s an aco?
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dontbelieveawordofit
the surface drain
No, any rainwater will fall towards the other side of the wall, in fact when it rains heavily the water collects for some time on the neighbours side at some points.
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dontbelieveawordofit
there will be a good mechanical key to the block , i’d render it 4:1 with plenty of plasticiser in .
Many thanks.
Apologies, one other question. On previous projects i've used 6 to 1 of lime 1 of cement. Using a mix of 4 to 1 means dispense with lime?
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dontbelieveawordofit
lime on a concrete block isn’t necessary,
but no harm in it if that’s what your comfy with.
but no harm in it if that’s what your comfy with.
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