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open course finish. Did it with a rendering comb thing!

yes i gave the blocks a good hose down before the scratch coat, when that dried i splashed water and PVA mix on before doing finish coat. Should i have hosed down scratch coat instead of PVA and water?

did you wet down the surface before applying the scratch coat and what waterproofer did you use sorry for late reply i did hose down wall before scratch coat. I used wickes waterproofer and plasticiser. Do i actually need a waterproofer?? what is the advantage, I have used waterproofer...

Just wondered if anyone could give me advice on rendering a breeze block wall. I have done scratch coat with waterproofer/plasticiser. Then the top coat is applied and floated. All is good until the wall dries........to my horror there are cracks and the render is blown!!!!!!!!! Do i need...