I could do with some advice on how to deal with my side of a garden wall that I've twice attempted to improve, decorwise!
It's 7-8m long and approx 2m high with expansion gap half way along; 9" thick with a course of engineering soldiers along the top.
In the past, I have rendered it and this blew due to damp in the wall, so had to hack/pull that all off. Then I painted it with a decent exterior weathershield paint and that has also failed. Bricks are spalling along the top three to four courses and it looks bloody awful!
I've asked my neighbour who is a retired master builder and he built the wall years ago... He said he would like to have used stocks at the time but couldn't afford them! He's suggested a five coat render starting with slurry mix with sika1.
I want to deal with this once and for all as I have to stare at it every day whilst enjoying my morning cuppa before work!
Any suggestions would be great - Avoiding spending a fortune would be even better! I have some experience with rendering (and contacts with a lot more) so could go either way, depending on the skill level required, according to your suggestions!
Ta, muchly.
It's 7-8m long and approx 2m high with expansion gap half way along; 9" thick with a course of engineering soldiers along the top.
In the past, I have rendered it and this blew due to damp in the wall, so had to hack/pull that all off. Then I painted it with a decent exterior weathershield paint and that has also failed. Bricks are spalling along the top three to four courses and it looks bloody awful!
I've asked my neighbour who is a retired master builder and he built the wall years ago... He said he would like to have used stocks at the time but couldn't afford them! He's suggested a five coat render starting with slurry mix with sika1.
I want to deal with this once and for all as I have to stare at it every day whilst enjoying my morning cuppa before work!
Any suggestions would be great - Avoiding spending a fortune would be even better! I have some experience with rendering (and contacts with a lot more) so could go either way, depending on the skill level required, according to your suggestions!
Ta, muchly.