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    Rendering onto timber frame (new-build) house

    Hi everyone, want to say thanks for all the advice... Looks like I will go for a backing board with Mesh and a thin coat top coat as plasterjfe suggests above. I have a few numbers for labour as well, so hopefully will get the best job...
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    Rendering onto timber frame (new-build) house

    Hi, the TF sits directly onto a single skin 140mm block wall / beam and block floor. Frankly the rendering is just a rain screen (but an expensive one) there are a number of ways to skin this cat.. blockwork / brickwork skin / battens and render or cladding... but the U value of the...
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    Rendering onto timber frame (new-build) house

    Hi Everyone... As suggested there is no chance of a blockwork wall just to add render onto, it does defeat the object of building in timber frame cause I dont want bricklayers faffing around for 2 months on the scaffolding... So far it looks like 12.5 mm Aquaboard (or similar) then a coat...
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    Rendering onto timber frame (new-build) house

    Hi everyone, thanks very much for all the replies I will ty to answer some of the issues : 1. The house is in Essex not too far from "Sunny" Southend on Sea 2. We are using a 50mm batten because we are having a brickwork plinth around the bottom of the house with a shaped stretcher...
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    Rendering onto timber frame (new-build) house

    Hello... I am building a timber frame house i the next few months and the whole outside is basically rendered. (abouyt 175m2) Having looked about and been down to a few suppliers I am frankly a bit bewildered about the number of options for this (and the cost) :RpS_scared: Basically the...
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