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Can you bed mesh with mono, scratch coat it then top next day I’ve always done it wet on wet but was talking to some renderers today and they said you can scratch it and top next day , is this right.

Did this roughly 6 weeks ago front ecorend mr1 in antique white and the dormers in sr 15 silicone in antique white surely they should be drying out in a similar colour

What’s that

Got some old walls to dri coat , what the best sealer to use to brush on brickwork to kill dust and to key to

No ecorend

Yes mate they chose it so not that bothered but I’ve done there dormer in same colour thin coat which colour is spot on and the front sticks out a mile as don’t match dormers

Yeah but this looks like a cream than a off white it’s way of the sample and the customers not happy

How long does it take for the monochue to fully dry out ,,, the colour I’ve used a antique white been on for more than 48 hrs and looks a look darker than the sample

Got some small panels to thin coat ,, does it have to be primed as thinking want it to pull in quicker

What’s ecorend fx 4 base coat like to use going over cement board

What’s eco rend mono or the Johnstone’s mono compared to Weber

It was smooth brickwork that's been rend aided

whats the best frostproofer/ hardener to use to help s/c set this time of year

Yeah used board finish,, gonna give British gypsum a ring and see what they say

No mate rock hard just hairline cracks everywhere

It was a old property but brickwork wasn't to bad,, brushed it and pvaed it watered down

did a job last Nov in a old property upstairs in thistle dri coat as client requested it ,, put it all on , let it dry out fully,, skimmed up no probs... Had a phone call saying that it all cracking been and had a look and there's hairline cracks all over the place.. Any ideas why??

Cheers pal

What's the best thing to use to catch chippings when dry dashing

Yes mate

Any of you lads used it and any tips!! Cheers

Hi lads... Do I use a feather edge to rule this or is a serrated one better!!!

Sorry do I use 15m beads or 10m

What rend aid first then apply beads??

Rendering front of a house in weber OCR , going to rendaid it first and then OCR it... Do you have to put it in 15m thick or can it go on thinner .. Cheers lads

Ok mate,, if I did rend aid it and then build up with OCR , would I have to rend aid the OCR

Hi lads. Have got a rendering job to do in weber pral m.. Chopped it off and gonna rend aid it but it needs building out in places to level it up!! Do I rend aid it and then level it up with OCR to receive scratch rend... Cheers lads

Cementone rendering stabilising primer

Is this stuff any good??

Sorry mate,,rendaid the ocr???

Hi lads...got a small gable to render,, can i rend aid it ,,then finish with sand and cement instead off ocr and would i need to scratch coat first or just go straight over in one coat....cheers

Do they need pva..

Yes mate,,got some of that but a ball ache skimming top half in multi and bottom ln high impact..told builder to get thistle dri coat

Have got a fullroom to skim out and the bottoms have been floated out in limelite.. can i reskim the lot in multifinish??..cheers

Hi lads,,got some weber plast tf 150 to do round some brick corbling and my 280 x 140mm plastic trowel is to big... Does anywhere do a smaller size or do i cut one down?? Cheers

no mate,,not interested now just like your rep was!!!! i think stolen stilton sums it all up

whers the link mate

cheers lads,, will try and get some pics up tomor

how do i upload some pics???

yes bays in a bad way but dont really want to rebuild it,, the bloke next door had his done last year and they just expanded metal it and rendered it in sand and cement and no cracks have appeared as off yet...just got a couple off bad cracks and some loose bricks where my bricky mate will slate...

its the bay between living room and bedroom.. was just going to slate the loose bricks,, what about the big cracks or will the rend aid and mesh get over this??? cheers

have just chopped my bay off at home and its in a right state ie big cracks and loose bricks due to the movement between the bay windows over the years, am going to slate the loose bricks, whats best for the big cracks?? Am going to rend aid it then ocr it... Do i mesh the rend aid or the ocr...

Had a ceiling completely shell off in this product before xmas.. Rep came and took samples and the remainder of the bag and said he would get back to me,, still waiting....thats what you call great customer service!!!!!!

bg rep came to see me and took some samples ov the shelled uni finish to give to the technical department and said they would get back to me.... he couldnt really give me a answer to why it happened cos its a new product, load ov b*ll***s really but learnt my lesson and wont use it again,, stick...

Bg reps comin to see me tomor and get some samples,,so will let ya know what he fobs me off with

What it shelled off mate

Yes mate,, went on lovely and trowelled up sound till this happened

Yes lads will keep you informed on what the rep says