snowcrete used as topcoat

[tiger]

Does anyone have any advise on the use of snowcrete,I plan to use snowcrete white cement with lime as a top coat with ordinary portland cement as the scratch coat to get a lighter natural shade(cream or similar) scratchcoat 4-1-1 and top coat 5-1-1 with waterproofer in both coats. the only sand I can get around my area that is any good seems to be from wicks which is a orange in colour. I did read somewhere that snowcrete has a stonger set than normal cement for the same mix ratio, just wondered if this would be a problem when used as the top coat along with ordinary cement as the scratchcoat with the proposed mix ratios as above.
Appreciate any advise

 

[spunky]

are you after the rustic look mate? do a test panel and see how you get on let everyone know where youre from and they might now of a more sandy colour sand if there is such thing

 

[Gibbo]

you need silver sand

 

[theblones]

theres people on ebay swlling plastering or building sand and they deliver around the country

 

[lucius]

If you use white cement with orange sand you get orange morter use silver as Gibbo said but not the easyest to work with not a lot of life in it

 

[tiger]

Thanks everyone for the advise

 

[spark2010]

If you use white cement with orange sand you get orange morter use silver as Gibbo said but not the easyest to work with not a lot of life in it

like a sandstone effect, I seen a guy making plant/garden enclosures with...looked really nice

 

[adamdylan]

Ive tried a test mix of snowcrete with Firwoods yellowy rendering sand.

It comes up Creamy ish

 

[big ali]

I used it with red plastering sand and it came out a teracotta colour

 

[CKJ]

Dont use silver sand its shite. Snowcrete is alot stronger than opc so make your mix ratios more like scratch=6,1,1 top= 8,1,1 (speak to castle technical they will tell you the same) or 5-1 and 6-1 with plasticiser(does the same job as lime). Where are you from theres a place near the lakes called Border aggregates they sell white rendering sand, yellow rendering sand and lots more give them a ring to see if they deliver anywhere near you as they supply most builders yards