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can any of you lads help me out ,whats the meterage rate,[ labour only] for applying silicone thin coat , including the base coats and webbing i usually charge £20 a metre for krend , labour only.. is it the same or dearer taking into account all the prep work with the base coats and webbing...

the tyrolean has blown off the surface of a property in large areas...the existing render is now exposed. it looks ok , just the odd crack here and there,.i was thinking that i could just use a slurry of sbr and cement onto the render , wait till its gone tacky, and then apply my tyrolean...

can anyone please help me out .. ive got to do a job soon . the customer wants the render to imitate big stone blockwork .. ive seen it on plenty of big buildings and always wondered how it was done .. please help anyone ..

is anyone experiencing any problems with the s*p*r*lex trowels from refina , the black plastic ones, in particular the 20 inch and 24 inch with the sponge backer. the blade keeps coming away from the sponge . the glue just isnt strong enough.. does anyone know if you can buy them anywhere else...

hey up lads.. can anyone advise on applying monocouche .. do i need a special base mix and then topcoat over with monocouche.. my desired finish has got to be smooth..many thanks

hey up lads .. whats the average price for an over skim .. no patching on a 3 bed terraced.. any ideas ,with materials in the price... many thanks

i posted a while back about rendering some kennels and the need for the render to withstand power washing each night.. got some good advice but couldnt source the products ... was wondering if i could incorporate granno into the topcoat mix if i could get it fine enough .. also the customer...

ive got to render the inside of dog kennels where working dogs are kept ... the owner has had experience with render before , of the dogs scratching at it back to the brick . can i use some sort of additive or is there a product available as an alternative to s & c .. is limlite an option ...

hey up lads ...can someone just refresh my memory about applying tyrolean ... i know i need to make passes at 45 degree angles , left to right , right to left and then straight on .. do i cover the area with one pass left to right let it go off then go over right to left letting each pass go off...

ive just skimmed a house , now the customer wants me to sort out the exterior ...the house has been covered with tyrolean and there have been some attempts to do repairs around new windows and waste pipes etc but they look absolutely s**t !.. one patch has been done with a stipple brush !! .. he...

if i use hydrated lime in my mix for exterior rendering to give me more time to work with it , assuming i use a mix of 4.1.1 , how do i integrate the lime ... do i mix it with water first and leave for a number of days or do i just shovel it in to the mixer with the s and c ... or is it easier...

what is the best stuff to use to repair the old cornice in old houses .. is there a specific plaster that i can use , or will i have to knock up the old style lime plaster.. im thinking of using the original method with a horse and template running on runners on the wall and ceiling ... any one...

ive still not put my quote in for a barn con . i was goin to quote on day rate but then got to thinkin about price per metre , it will reward us more if we put more effort in .. so how much is the average for boarding out and insulating .. ive got a price for skimming should i set it just below...

been to look at a job today ... a barn convertion.. everything is studded out and the walls are all battoned .. the site manager says he wants 55mm insulation on the exterior walls and 12.5 mm board .. but then he mentioned a couple of things i wasnt sure about .. the window reveals need...

hey up lads .... got to sreed 3 floors next week .. whats the best mix ratios .. ive always erred on the side of a stronger mix .. whats best ? .. 4 sharp / grit sand to 1 cement, just enough water to bind ... many thanks

hey up lads ..i need to board over an existing ceiling ... whats the procedure .. many thanks

been on the refina website , theyve got some brilliant tools on there ... im interested in the sponge floats and there usage ... can anyone explain .. im just used to using a walloping brush when trowelling up .. is there any advantages with the sponge ...

ive got a 14 inch tyzack which ive been using for about 2 years now , just wondering if you can get a 16 or 18 inch ... its awsesome for trowelling up . i use an 18inch marshalltown for laying and flattening , even though it says its broken in , its not suitable past this stage ..

im new to this site but have picked up some very useful tips ... got a job to do on a hall , stairs and landing . the entrance hall wall and up the stairs into the stair well is all one wall , probably about 30 foot long by 9 foot . with the area going up into the stair well being about 14 foot...