Recent content by DarrenEWard

Hi Mouldyoldspudgun. Thanks for the advice. May I ask the ratio of double washed sand (which I assume is rendering sand?) to sharp sand for the first coat please? I notice that the render on the house seems to be a finer sand (red) for the first coat and a much courser white sand as finish coat...

Thanks @Mouldyoldspudgun - all good information and much appreciated.

Hi @malc - thanks for the info. I'm starting to think it best to stop where I am and repair. Looking into TWI it would change the character of the house way too much given the application thickness and as @Mouldyoldspudgun mentioned - I don't think the windows would open!

Cheers Mouldyoldspudgun. That makes sense - I figured I wouldn't be able to "replicate" the mix but would rather find something I could mix that would be on par with what was originally used based on what is available today. Do you think it would be a fair assumption that it's lime based? I've...

Thanks all for the feedback. Can anyone recommend someone around the Brighton area who might take on the job?

Thanks Vincey. Sounds like a plan - though I think I would go with a scrapped finish - seems more in keeping with the original.

Hi johniosaif, I'd want to to go with what was originally used which I'm assuming was lime based (?). I figure the render was designed to move with the building - the brickwork mortar seems to be lime based. I reckon those old guys new what they were doing : ) Do you have any thoughts on it?

It depends on the socks : )

Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I'm a painter with a distant background in ancient monument conservation - flint and lime work mostly. I've started repairing the render to my 1930's house which was pretty shot in a few places. Cutting out the blown areas has grown to be a larger than I'd planned...