I have this very very rough garden wall. I cant pull it down so I just want to tidy it up a bit.
I don't want to get a nice smooth flat finish I just want to fill in some of the voids with some light coloured mortar/render and brighten it up a bit.
My plan is as follows - would appreciate any criticism or helpful tips:-
1. Jetwash to get any loose crap of it.
2. Spray it with a light coat of SBR - the thinking being to make sure whatever I put on sticks.
3. Just work in some mortar mix - maybe a couple of layers for the deeper voids.
My intended mix:-
1 part white cement - I was going to use hydraulic lime but then discovered my local merchant has white cement and I thought there is maybe less chance of me messing up the mix than with lime which I have never mixed. I want a light coloured finish.
4 parts sharp sand - if I apply it in layers in places then each layer should get progressively weaker right?
Some specific questions I have:-
- Is sharp sand ok or should I use soft (mortar) sand? Im not rendering as such (more massive pointing) to thought I should not use plastering sand.
- Should I maybe apply a slurry coat of the mortar after spraying with SBR before the thicker pointing begins?
I don't want to get a nice smooth flat finish I just want to fill in some of the voids with some light coloured mortar/render and brighten it up a bit.
My plan is as follows - would appreciate any criticism or helpful tips:-
1. Jetwash to get any loose crap of it.
2. Spray it with a light coat of SBR - the thinking being to make sure whatever I put on sticks.
3. Just work in some mortar mix - maybe a couple of layers for the deeper voids.
My intended mix:-
1 part white cement - I was going to use hydraulic lime but then discovered my local merchant has white cement and I thought there is maybe less chance of me messing up the mix than with lime which I have never mixed. I want a light coloured finish.
4 parts sharp sand - if I apply it in layers in places then each layer should get progressively weaker right?
Some specific questions I have:-
- Is sharp sand ok or should I use soft (mortar) sand? Im not rendering as such (more massive pointing) to thought I should not use plastering sand.
- Should I maybe apply a slurry coat of the mortar after spraying with SBR before the thicker pointing begins?