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what ever u do don`t use galvanized beads on outside work as they will rust out in no time you will pay extra for stainless-steel beads but its worth it in the long run as they won`t rust and will last for ever

sounds like a hell of a lot of stuff for 23m , i have the feeling that your plasterer was just a man with a plastering trowel rather than a plasterer . if its falling off and is as rough as it sounds don`t pay him , tell him you are not happy with the job and are going to get it looked at by...

if i`d of done it b4 henry i wouldn`t be asking :RpS_wink: i have done lots of lime render/ plastering internal and external including casting and running in-situe mouldings to a very high spec. i`ll post a few pix once i get the ok from the clients i`ve worked for so quite understand how...

hi owing to the fact works gone quiet and what i have got to go at is external work which i don`t really do until it warms up a bit, i have been wanting to get into this venetian caper for a few years now and am doing a weeks course later in the year........... anyway the mrs wants me to...

we had 1 like that a few years back for a farmer it started with a rubber cheque then it was, oh i`m very sorry followed by another bouncer, loads of phone calls and threats of court action to recover payment, then he wasn`t happy with the finish which was spot on. we turned up at the job to...

dude if i could teach you to lime render on a forum do you really think i would be pushing s**t up walls for a living ......................sorry if that sounds a bit harsh but honestly if you have never done it before leave it alone. there are far to many variables to take into account , is...

traditional lime renders has many variables m8 and there is shitloads more that can go wrong with it if not done properly if you have not done any external lime-rendering before i would seriously consider getting someone in who has experience of it . as general rule for 3 coat external Ashlar...

two coats of pva will sort it m8 just let the 1st coat dry out b4 u apply the second ,then get the the 1st coat of skim on when your 2nd coat of pva is still tacky

i`ve had a pair of dura-stilts for 25 years now and they are still going strong ,they`ve had a few new straps and rubber feet as you would expect but they are cheep enough to replace . i wouldn`t be without em

thanks for the input chaps, yeah we will be laying on the k-rend by hand

i can`t seem to edit my post so just to say we only ever use sharp sea-sand for external rendering as we are not fans of the the crap they dig out of the ground as it always seems to break down to easily and dust off after a few years

hi guys we have had a look at a new build house the block-work is as rough as a badgers arse so we r thinking about applying a sand/cement scratch coat with water-proofer and keying it with a kane brush just to straighten it up a bit before applying the k-rend i have done this on small garden...

3 weeks to get a trade what a ******* joke, i had to serve a 5 year apprenticeship to get mine and the 1st year of i only ever picked up a steel to help trowel up a bit most of that 1st year i was mixing and humping ,i nearly jacked it in after 6 months but was persuded to to stay on as was...

i`ve seen quite a few so called machine plasterers and so far have not come across anyone who can do more with a machine that a decent spread can do by hand and the finish is always piss poor but i think that`s probably down to never being taught to trowel up properly . looking at that vid...

just saying hello to everyone as i just stumbled across the forum whilst looking for a price on some k-rend supplies. i have been a time-served,self-employed pusher of s**t up walls guy for the last 30 years for my sins, so i may come across as a bit of a misery-guts ;) as my old bones do ache...