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    Rendering over rock faced blocks

    I'm pricing up a job to render over rock-faced blocks, was just wondering if anyone had any experience of this. They have quite a curve from top to bottom on the face, a lot more than usual ones I've seen. I'm wondering would it be best to sbr and dub out the recesses and bring it flush with...
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    Internal rendering over limewash/paint

    I've got a job coming up on the upstairs of a barn, they want the internal walls plastered with sand and cement as the stonework isnt good enough to leave as a feature. It seems like a mixture of limewash and/or white paint. It's not to be lived in its just for storage so they want to keep the...
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    hairline cracks behind woodburner stove

    How soon was the fire on after it was plastered? When I put my woodburner in it took the skim off the render like an eggshell off a boiled egg, I ended up tiling behind it instead. If it doesn't sound hollow when you tap it then you can just easyfill the crack. If it does sound hollow then...
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    Feb or waterproofer in the render before skim coat?

    I'm looking for a bit of advice as on my current job I have rendered a few internal walls with feb in the mix and skimmed over them. I wet the wall down before I skimmed but it seemed to dry very quick, its been a while since I've had to render internal walls as a few jobs have been dot and dab...
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    spreading faster

    So if you're spending £7000 a year on advertising you would have to clear that £7000 before making any profit. If you were a company big enough to be spending that much on advertising I very much doubt you would have the time to to get on the tools let alone worry about how you could get more...
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