Hi,
Sorry if this has been done to death!! I've read a few threads on this but they are a bit technical!
I'm not a plasterer myself, but researching the best options for covering over 1940's pebble dashed house. Any advice would be appreciated. The job will be done by a professional once we have decided the correct approach.
The dash is firmly attached to the house, so knocking off seems like a big job, we've tried chiseling off a patch and its solid. Hoping a cover option would work.
We'd really like to end up with the monocouche finish.
I'm looking at a few options and have questions on each if that's ok..
1. ONE COAT DASH COVER – EWI-065 (OCDC) – 25KG. I can see this needs Fibreglass Mesh embedded within it and can have a silicone render afterwards. Can the silicone render be done with a monocouche finish or just a smooth finish? Can silicone render be in a permanent colour or do we have to paint?
2. Can we just prime and then K rend a scratch coat with a fibreglass mesh embedded then have the monocouche finish as a second coat. I'm reading that K rend is breathable, so would this work?
3. EWI store recommended a Solid Wall Insulation system, but were not particularly helpful on the phone about cost compared to option one or two. They said only 20mm thick boards are available, but that leaves issues with window reveals etc. Can you get a 10mm thickness board as we're not bothered about it for insulation purpose just to level the pebbledash out beneath. Is this system far more costly?
Just after opinions on which way to go if anyone can help. Option 2 is the most attractive for simplicity and finish, but not sure it's viable? Option one would be next choice if it can have the monocouche finish. But obviously don't want it coming down in 2 years because we've used the wrong materials.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers
Nick
Sorry if this has been done to death!! I've read a few threads on this but they are a bit technical!
I'm not a plasterer myself, but researching the best options for covering over 1940's pebble dashed house. Any advice would be appreciated. The job will be done by a professional once we have decided the correct approach.
The dash is firmly attached to the house, so knocking off seems like a big job, we've tried chiseling off a patch and its solid. Hoping a cover option would work.
We'd really like to end up with the monocouche finish.
I'm looking at a few options and have questions on each if that's ok..
1. ONE COAT DASH COVER – EWI-065 (OCDC) – 25KG. I can see this needs Fibreglass Mesh embedded within it and can have a silicone render afterwards. Can the silicone render be done with a monocouche finish or just a smooth finish? Can silicone render be in a permanent colour or do we have to paint?
2. Can we just prime and then K rend a scratch coat with a fibreglass mesh embedded then have the monocouche finish as a second coat. I'm reading that K rend is breathable, so would this work?
3. EWI store recommended a Solid Wall Insulation system, but were not particularly helpful on the phone about cost compared to option one or two. They said only 20mm thick boards are available, but that leaves issues with window reveals etc. Can you get a 10mm thickness board as we're not bothered about it for insulation purpose just to level the pebbledash out beneath. Is this system far more costly?
Just after opinions on which way to go if anyone can help. Option 2 is the most attractive for simplicity and finish, but not sure it's viable? Option one would be next choice if it can have the monocouche finish. But obviously don't want it coming down in 2 years because we've used the wrong materials.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers
Nick