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    Rendering a Boundary wall, 2 different brick facings

    Thanks for the advice zombie. Cheers
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    Rendering a Boundary wall, 2 different brick facings

    Going on good this scotrend. Doing what I can in my free time.
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    Rendering a Boundary wall, 2 different brick facings

    Concrete brick have there rougher side facing out and the joints are scraped out. The common brick I power washed and wire brushed to remove the paint so rougher than usual and the joints scraped for loose mortar so plenty of key on that wall.
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    Rendering a Boundary wall, 2 different brick facings

    It's been a long time since I rendered anything and it was usually always onto breeze block. So it was just make sure it was dust free and the suction was under control then it was straight on with sand and cement mix scratch coat then same for floating up coat. Ok, so do I put the scratch coat...
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    Rendering a Boundary wall, 2 different brick facings

    Ok thanks, SBR it is, sorry if this sounds dense, I,m capable of rendering, (although a very long time ago) but i.m unsure of all the admixtures and such so do I use it as a bonding agent on the wall for the scratch coat to adhere to and also through both mixes scratch and floating coats? I...
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    Rendering a Boundary wall, 2 different brick facings

    I have 30 sqm of boundary wall I would like to render, having never used krend or any of the other makes, I was advised to just go with scot rend as its basically sand and cement. back wall is concrete and the other brick is just common brick, joints are scrapped out, its all been cleaned and...
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    Hug a Sparky!

    your spot on jackster this is no way to be treated but im not gonna discuss this on here we can discuss this on the other forum www.iamnotbeingspokentolikethatcozimasparkandimstuckupmyownarseandicanttakeajoke.com xxxxxx Your link disnae work mate, might need to put http or .com at the end
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    Money Saving Expert

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=94
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    I've just invented the easiest way to flatten walls!!!

    Away, is this genuine?? Plaster that can smooth away deliberately left on trowel lines.
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    av a look at this

    Would love to know if he is doing this for a customer, his other videos has him working down the docks so how the fook he gets from there to plastering is a mystery. Must be his gaffers pad.
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    extreme plastering, its the future!

    How cool would that have been if he just dived into the water after all of that.
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    Interesting Lady

    News article about a woman collecting human/dog hair for use in lime plaster for renovating her 16th century home, googled her name and found she does training courses. here is the news... http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149510589 and here is her site...
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    Plastering Jargon - The language of plasterers explained...

    P- Podger, Plunger Terms used to describe a hand mixer or for a monday morning talk about getting yer Nat King Cole.
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    Knees are the first to go.

    Stepped down from my wee step backwards from doing a ceiling and my left knee just went, I couldnt keep my leg straight and I went down onto my knee. It was the weirdest thing like I had no control over it, was fine after a minute and had no bother after it. Just one of those things I hope it...
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    Garden Wall .

    Re: Garben Wall . Would a Garden Wall with a DPC not just fall over, what you got holding it up??
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