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thank you Richard, I'll be in touch.

?? it's an honest and urgent enquiry. I'm on a tight budget and don't want to have to extend the lease on the scaffold so s / c is a receeding option given time between coats etc and my inexperience.

hello, i've posted elsewhere on the site in my naive enthusiasm. sorry for that as im a total diyer and now mightily confused.:RpS_confused: the issue: i need to render approx 10 sqm osb over a 6' timber frame loft dormer. trowelled i.e like venetian polished finish sought. option 1. because...

£5 for stainless lath 700 x 2500 to s london?

Malc, apologies if I've caused offense. But it is my house and I've had to learn pretty much everything to get it this far. My background is sculpture and cabinet-making. Anyway, riblath and my own mix is a lot cheaper than boards and proprietary rendercoats and my labour is free. The risk is...

New to this forum so firstly, hi to all. I have to render outside walls (timber / osb)on a loft conversion (mine). Price is a big issue so intend to do work myself. 2 routes: battens + eml + s / c with marble dust in float coat. or board + base coat of a render system + stain and buggering...

you can substitute marble dust for sand as per sand cement render / screed mix. Just joined this site. am also doing my own house and want a polished concrete / marble finish on my external and bathroom renders. Was told to look at systems but finishes are crap with K-rend / Weber / etc so...