Recent content by Gal Brind

4mm of ocr?

I’ve got another job coming up where it’s pebbledash over thermalite. We’re hacking off and I was planning on doing this same c+g,mesh,retro base system to be painted. Like I say this is what envirowall told me was good enough. Would it be a better idea to do 4mm rend-aid fully meshed, then 15mm...

No mate, just looks like mesh lightly trowelled into a basecoat though at the moment. Not one for the photo album really

No! 13mm over thermalites, (that’s this job) obviously 6mm over the renderboard jobs I’ve done

Like I say I’ve done five in the last year over render board when the builder wanted a smooth finish. I didn’t think 15mm of ocr would stand up to the render board. This particular job was a hack off, over thermalite block. I sbr’d the wall as I went, I’ve applied around 6/8mm of c + g now going...

I was planning on topping with retro as it rubs up nicer than c + g? I’ve done this type of thing over render board five times In the last yesr when they wanted a smooth finish and to my knowledge they are all still fine. Is it not really the right thing to do then using this product as a plain...

I haven’t topped it yet so I could still use ocr couldn’t I now I’ve c+g’d it and meshed it?

Can ocr be used over thermalite blocks? This is why sps envirowall told me to use cement’in c + g.

That is correct, I am essentially using a thin coat render system as a s + c finish. Rubbed and sponged, then painted.

Sorry it’s us southerners I suppose. My next pass will be rubbed up and painted to match rest of property so I suppose I just need enough time to get a decent finish on it which is why I asked if sbr would work to my advantage at all. Or if it would f**k me over somehow. Once again thanks for...

Yes, so that was me asking about doing it on separate days. I think I’ve over complicated the question. Will there be a lot of suction when I do my slurry coat seeing as my first coat has now dried??

Lol, basically I’ve done the first coat of basecoat yesterday, and put my mesh in. I’m going to be topping it in a couple days. I’ve always done my thin coat render on same day ie first coat, mesh, slurry coat. My question is will there be much suction due to the fact that I’ve given it a few...

Hi all, new to the 2 day method of basecoating, ie 1st day 1st pass and mesh, 2nd day slurry coat. I’ve just done this method for the first time, 1st pass of cantillana c + g cement’in, notch and mesh on day one, Then going to be topping with retro base and rubbed up for a paintable finish. my...

I’ve just done this method for the first time, 1st pass of cantillana c + g cement’in, notch and mesh on day one, Then going to be topping with retro base and rubbed up for a paintable finish. my question is, is the retro going to hang about a bit or do I need to sbr or something to help...