I'm a complete noob to plastering, managed to skim a couple of ceilings which came up ok but now have something slightly different.
I've just extended an internal wall using the same type of celcon blocks as the original wall. The original wall has about a 10mm render and then a plaster finish over this which I now need to blend into.
For the render would I be ok with two coats of 6:1 sand and cement with a dash of plasticiser and waterproofer to reduce suction on subsequent layers? Should the sand be plastering sand as I'm guessing building sand will be no use?
Sorry for the rather basic questions
I've just extended an internal wall using the same type of celcon blocks as the original wall. The original wall has about a 10mm render and then a plaster finish over this which I now need to blend into.
For the render would I be ok with two coats of 6:1 sand and cement with a dash of plasticiser and waterproofer to reduce suction on subsequent layers? Should the sand be plastering sand as I'm guessing building sand will be no use?
Sorry for the rather basic questions