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    Desperate for render help

    Really?! Why is that Nath? Once a house is rendered it always has to stay rendered? G
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    Desperate for render help

    No Vincey it isn't.
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    Desperate for render help

    Thanks Smoother - I'm trying! And hoping it stays standing!
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    Desperate for render help

    Hi Nath, No I definitely can't afford to get it done by a decent company, probably not even a rubbish company either! The best I can hope for is to have it removed. If it is urgent, I might just attempt it myself. I'm worried about what's underneath it now too, as I've read that bad render...
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    Desperate for render help

    Thanks so much Dollar. Yes I know, it's very stressful. Have only just bought the house (which for 60 years was actually my Nan's house) and already I might lose it. Will definitely get a pro to look at it; just worried about the cost. From what I've seen via google, rendering looks terribly...
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    Desperate for render help

    Thank you so much Bobski. Yes 1 year - not very good eh! I don't think I am going to get any help from the person that did it; the neighbours have told me the previous owner did it all the renovation work himself with his own building company before selling on; so I'm not holding my breath for...
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    Desperate for render help

    Hi Everyone, Would any experts be able to give their opinions/advice on these pics of the render on my house? It has only been up for around 1 year but there are large cracks on one side, and small cracks now appearing on another side. When I tap it, it sounds hollow underneath. Other areas...
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    Desperate for render advice

    Hi Everyone, I've just bought my first house which was renovated by the previous owners. They rendered the entire rear of the house but after just a few months one side of it is full of cracks and what looks like damp patches. When I tap it, it sounds hollow, whilst other areas sound solid...
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