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    Solid walls breathable water resistant render query

    Hi bought old house with solid walls and old pebbledash on. Renderer thinks too difficult to remove all render which I agree so intending to do primer, basecoat and roughcast top coat over old render. Need to keep walls as breathable as possible to reduce potential damp but also want water...
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    K-Rend concern.

    Hi experts. During this covid period I had my house K-rendered. This was purely done due to the old bricks being painted over, some walls were pebble dashed and painted. I also had my windows changed so there was a lot of cement patches around the windows. It was all looking old and cracked, so...
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    brick & mortar tinting or silicon rendering

    hi - we need our front brickwork addressed, 3 extensions have gone in and its an eye sore. i am confused which option i should go with. brick tinting may not give us the ultimate finish we are after due to brick and mortar not tied in with other brick work.. what are your thoughts in terms of...
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    Silicone Rend vs Monocouche Rend

    Im looking to rend top part (first floor is bricks) to remove pebble dash. Been quoted Monocouche finish 2200 and silicone Rend 3900. Is Silicone render worht the additional cost? Both will have mesh so expect same performance when comes to cracking. But Silicone seems to repel water which could...
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    Silicon Rend vs Monocouche

    Getting top part (ground floor is nice bricks) to remove pebble dash finish. Quote for Monocouche was 2200 and for Silicon Rend 3900. Is the additional really worth in the long run? Both are going to have a mesh, so cracking wise assume same. only this Silicon render water repellent ability im...
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    K Rend or Weber

    I’ve recently had a new porch built and with the walls inside the porch now being plastered (previously bare brick) it’s become apparent how bad our rendering is, as every time it rains, the new plaster is soaked from water getting in. We’re now looking at knocking the current rendering off...
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    Questions regarding silicon / monocouche external render

    Sorry to start another new thread but I have a few more questions regarding the correction of our poor monocouche finish... its easier for me to set this out neatly at the start! Is expansion Beading needed for Monocouhe (Parex) and Silicone? Or can either be applied without Expansion Bead...
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    Help- needing to correct poor external monocouche job

    I posted a while back asking is my builders renderers had done a good job on my house.... long story short, they haven’t. It’s awful. So after waiting months my Builder has finally lined someone up the week after next. I have a couple of questions though if someone can help? 1) The guy is...
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    “L” Shape Garden Approximately 45m2 surface area above DPC to be rendered in STO Lotusan render.

    “L” Shape Garden Approximately 45m2 surface area above DPC to be rendered in STO Lotusan render. Hello I have a “L” Shape Garden wall that requires silicone rendering both sides of the wall above the DPC. Approximately 45m2 surface area (Dimensions are Approximately 6m (Wide) by 1.55m (Height) ...
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    Weber on top of K-Rend

    Hi all, I am a HO and am currently having some rendering work done to my mid-terraced house. We kept the old sand and cement render underneath but had all the bad knocked off. On the front our renderer's used Weber.pral M and we are happy with it. On the back they used a K-Rend. We weren't...
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    K Rend Product Training

    Have you completed the K Rend Product Training course? Join us at the newly opened K Rend Centre of Excellence specialist training facility in Larne Northern Ireland, a purpose built facility to train those wishing to learn more about K Rend products, to gain the perfect finish. Whether you...
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