rendering

Hi there, Has anyone used Isovit eCork to render external insulation (over wood fibre)? I understand you need to do a layering of 3mm then add the mesh, then another 3mm. What is not clear to me is whether you let it fully dry between layers, or is it done in one go. Thanks.

I am looking for advice on rendering the parapet wall as seen in photos Currently I have scaffolding up all around the roof because a company is doing external wall insulation and silicone rendering on the house I have checked the condition of my parapet wall and the render looks very old and...

Hi all, I'm rendering the outside of the 1920s terrace. I did all the garden walls sometime ago, 5mm ish scratch coat to level, then a 10mm top coat. However the only way I can do it and get it flat; is 5mm battens approx 1m apart, use them to get the scratch coat flat, let it dry a bit...

We live in a Victorian terraced house and our neighbour has come over saying the render has blown near the coping stones right at the top, in between our houses. Turns out they’ve had terrible damp in the kitchen for 5 years but only mentioned anything a few months ago. He came over today saying...

Hi all, I am currently doing up my garage and plan on painting my garage with masonry paint but first I need to repair my garage since part of the roughcast/pebbledash panel has broken off. I am going to remove any loose bits with my chisel and then pebbledash a layer over it, it doesn't have...

Hi everyone. I'm building a concrete block retaining wall using 140mm x 215mm x 440mm blocks (see model below). The plan is to render the blocks however the return highlighted on the left hand side of the image runs by the boundary fence. I haven't drawn the fence in the model which is why you...

Hi all, Some advice would be highly appreciated. I have some spalled brickwork on the gable end of my house and there is some penetrative damp coming through in these areas. (Roof and guttering newly replaced so 100% sure it is the brickwork). I have since DPM'd internally and replaced blown...

We have one external which is “fake” Elizabethan timber framed with exposed oak and white infill panels. These infill panels appear to be some sort of fibre board which has been rendered and then painted it – almost looks like compressed straw – but I assume it is something else. What is this...

I have a wooden cabin / garden room which is getting fairly old and I am thinking about extending its life by rendering the outside of it, insulating it and changing the wooden doors and windows to UPVC. Has anyone done this or does anyone have any advice?

I am having beams installed to support a chimney stack. I noticed that whilst this beam was being installed the rear wall which the beam was to be placed on was broken through . The builder left it like this, could this lead to possible water damage in the future and should I insist that it is...

Hi there, just need an opinion. My garage was pebble dashed about 15 months ago. I will hopefully attach pictures but it is coming off in large patches, the builder has said the frost must have got behind it but he currently doesn't seem to be accepting responsibility. The stuff coming off it...

Hi All, In the last stages of a house purchase but I've come across some issues with the outside. The 2 main issues are: 1. The rendering seems to have damp which can be seen by the darker blotches on the rendering. 2. The corner of the house has damp on the bricks at the bottom. My question...

Hi all I have recently built an out door office/gym/mancave. The building is concrete block on the outside, brick at the front, 100mm insulation cavity and thermalite blocks on the inside. My plan is not to render the outside of the building as I don't want to spend anymore money on the...

Hi, First time home owner - rendering garden walls. I not a fan of the sharp edge created by beading. But I'm constrained by my budget. Does anyone know if there is a significant cost difference between traditional edge and beaded edge in material (no beading) versus labour cost (any...

Hi All, I’ve been having some work done in the garden and as part of that I’ve had the garden wall rendered, the company I’m using have subcontracted the work out and I’m not very happy with the finish. I’m hoping someone will be able to guide as to what’s gone wrong and give me the knowledge...

Hi all we've had our brick shed removed that was a double shed attached to the neighbour's shed. The builders filled in the gaps under the exposed roof with expanding foam as well as where bricks were removed in the middle. Firstly, will this all provide enough weatherproofing for our...

Hi, I'm re doing the soil stack on the back of my house and want to pain it too. There was an area that had been patched in before, and the render was coming off. I've been up there with a scraper and got it back to the blockwork in areas. It's just hard to know where to stop! In some places...

GF has a ground floor flat, the west facing wall seems damp and cold, and she complains of water staining above the three windows and one door in that wall. The wall is a solid 9" one, with no cavity. It has been suggested that she render the entire west face, including the wall belonging to...

I got a call from the gf yesterday, a large damp patch had appeared high up on her bedroom wall, and I can't confess to being the culprit...it's been a long time since that was possible. Her flat is the ground floor of a converted 1910 (ish) semi house with solid 9" walls. The bedroom affected...

I've posted this in the plastering/rendering forum too but it's a broader question so I'm reposting here. 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...