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Hi folks, What is the best way to form corners when doing Ashlar effect monocouche? We're doing the bottom band of 2 pairs of semis and the render goes all the way round. For obvious reasons we can't use beads and if we form them with a darby or timber then there will be a visible seam where we...

Hi all, I'm pricing a job at the mo and they've specd mp75. I've got my labour price but I'm trying to work out material cost. On the case study they say the coverage is 100-125m per 1000kg. Quite a confusing way to write it i know... This works out at 2.5m per 25kg bag on the low side. I do a...

I'm currently pricing a job up and the customer wants a solid two-coat finish rather than dot and dab. I was wondering if browning can be sprayed on and ruled flat just as monocouche is. I have a putzmeister sp11 so pumping it would be no problem I'm just worried that it would set too quickly...

Hi all, everyone is always asking about accelerator to prolong same day scrapes this time of year. But what about adding retarder to Mono so that it's more workable for next day scrapes? It wouldn't matter when using Parex or other slow setters but Weber can be murder to scrape off next day...

Ey up guys, us Northerners are down in Flitch Green in Essex and we've forgotten to pack a few bits! Is there a specialist tool place where we can get rulers (h sections), notch trowels and a couple of other bits anywhere near? Cheers

Hi everyone, we're currently pricing up a job and they've recently changed the spec to Monorex GF. I've never used it before and basically wondered if I should be pricing it any different to a standard Mono job. How do setting times compare to standard Monorex? Is it any different to I section...

Has anyone used E grade recently? I used it on a job this week and it kept jamming the gun shut and stalling the machine whenever it was left for more than a minute or two. Had tot keep reversing the worm into the hopper and taking the gun off to jet wash it. I was under the impression that E...