Been plastering 10 months now(mostly re skims over existing plaster and Artex) and have always fancied having a go at rendering after covering the basics on the course however I have not got the confidence nor experience to takle any big rendering jobs yet.
A freind has asked me to render the retaining wall in his garden which i feel is an ideal opportunity for me to get some experience in this area.
The wall including columns and steps(of which he would like the faces rendering) totals 21m x 0.9m high with the brick work in good condition.
From what i can remember from the course along with some searches I am thinking of approaching it as follows:-
Apply 4/1 Scratch Coat with Waterproofer
Scarify and leave to dry for 24hrs
Apply 5/1/1 with lime or 5/1 with plasticiser TopCoat
Polyfloat and Sponge.
Used the Source4Me materials calculator Link Removed which suggest the following materials requirements and labour costs:-
Sand-533kg
Cement-143kg
Lime-45kg
Materials-£50
Labour-£260
What do you think?
Also
Should I use plastic corner beads bedded into the scratch coat for forming the column and wall end corners?
Should I use some form of stop bead for where the render covering the face of the steps reaches the top of the step or just flatten by hand?
Would you recommend using an electric mixer or just do it by hand?
How long should I be planning for applying each coat?
Obviously will be charging mates rates as the main objective is to do a good job and gain experience but out of interest how long would this size of job take you and what would you charge?
ps Please let me know if I have missed anything.
Cheers Andy
A freind has asked me to render the retaining wall in his garden which i feel is an ideal opportunity for me to get some experience in this area.
The wall including columns and steps(of which he would like the faces rendering) totals 21m x 0.9m high with the brick work in good condition.
From what i can remember from the course along with some searches I am thinking of approaching it as follows:-
Apply 4/1 Scratch Coat with Waterproofer
Scarify and leave to dry for 24hrs
Apply 5/1/1 with lime or 5/1 with plasticiser TopCoat
Polyfloat and Sponge.
Used the Source4Me materials calculator Link Removed which suggest the following materials requirements and labour costs:-
Sand-533kg
Cement-143kg
Lime-45kg
Materials-£50
Labour-£260
What do you think?
Also
Should I use plastic corner beads bedded into the scratch coat for forming the column and wall end corners?
Should I use some form of stop bead for where the render covering the face of the steps reaches the top of the step or just flatten by hand?
Would you recommend using an electric mixer or just do it by hand?
How long should I be planning for applying each coat?
Obviously will be charging mates rates as the main objective is to do a good job and gain experience but out of interest how long would this size of job take you and what would you charge?
ps Please let me know if I have missed anything.
Cheers Andy