rendering over catnic lintel

[xr4x4]

Hello,

We have just had a metal 'catnic' lintel installed.

It is painted black with small holes all over it.

What's the best way to cover it over?

Walls a lightweight block with render then plaster.

Thanks

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• xr4x4
• 27 Mar 2011
• 1

 

[jrplastering]

grip fill a couple of peices of board on the botton but measure the width wider than the lintel but only as wide as the wall is, use a wooden dead man to hold in place if you need to.
once its dried some bonding with mesh bedden into it makeing sure not to bring this coat up to level then once thats gone firm but not dry a second coat of bonding to flush if your skimmng the whole wall of just below flush if your just patch repairing the area

 

[xr4x4]

Cool ta,

So, stick Plaster board on bottom, bonding with mesh in on sides.

I shall be getting the plasterer to do it anyways..!

 

[jrplastering]

fair play mate well thats the way i would do it your plasterer might have a different way

 

[spc]

gripfill will probably only be sticking to the paint unless you can get plenty to squeeze throught the holes and slump. nog out the sides and notch the bottom so it hangs5-10mm bellow the bottom of the lintel, then cut your board for the bottom, plenty of drywall adhesive push up hard so it squeezes through the holes and fix onto the noggins using 38mm screws.

then just fix board to both sides of the catnic to the noggins, job done

nb: fireline board. ooooops