Recent content by Chief0milo

Forgot to ask, just out of interest, how come not to nail it? Tue link above even says it can be attached...? Is it a personal choice, or do you have a reason for suggezting not nailing it this time round?

The chimney has been sorted so there should be no movement, surveyor said it's solid and not going anywhere, the brickie who sorted it has said it won't be moving at all, and to be honest the crack ill be putting the eml over (didnt realise the mesh was actually called eml, lookong at it) wasnt...

So in that case, would you recommend *not* nailing the edges of the mesh to the chimney? The mesh is 220mm wide going over a crack no longer than 1.5 ft

Thank you Kyle. Is that the general consensus of how most would put it on? Im not sure my workmate would appreciate a meshed finish jack :p

Doing SBR slurry mix, base coat and then top coat, at what point does the mesh go on? I was thinking get it on straight away (slurry) as it'll be the first point of crack protection helping to prevent it going further... but then I thought slurry is only really thin and so would make it...

I do have one more question, regarding S&C instead of K-rend (he is now pondering whether to go for S&C)... an SBR slurry mix will be required as it is old brickwork. But does that simply act as the base to put a proper scratch coat on, and then render the top coat the next day, or is the SBR...

Thank you very much, that pretty much sorts it ^_^

I forgot to ask also, Which is the exact K-rend that is used typically to apply by hand and NOT machine? I can't remember exactly, but I do remember when I used to work with it, there was a type that could be confused with the typical hand application, which didn't apply well if used. From what...

Hey guys, I used to plaster for 4 years before some old wrist injuries caused me to change my career path, and now just do it as a side job if anything comes up. While I had been plastering, I did my fair share of using K-rend on new builds. Now, my problem is, I have a work mate who needs his...