Recent content by deanfrench

Thank you for that useful and quick response. Before i decide on how to proceed does anyone out there use PVA or another product prior to skimming or do you all just wet the scratch coat surface as suggested? cheers Dean

Hi Steve, thanks for your reply hope you're finding plenty to do whilst not working. Sorry i didn't respond sooner but i never got notification of your email and assumed that there was no reply. I have finished the scratch coat using the SBR slurry as suggested and it seems fine. Its a...

Hi Steve, thanks for the input. What do you think about the comment from Bostik not to render non porous brick? Have you had any experience of doing this? Another quickie, is there anything clever i can do to determine if the coat has stuck - if there's no hollow sound does that indicate...

I wonder if there's some more help out there please. Also to Steve, i hope the elbow gets some progress in the near term. I have tested a small piece of non porous brick which has a coat of paint on it which is pretty sound surface i.e. not flaking. I used some Cementone SBR and then...

Steve thanks for the last instalment of info as usual its very helpful. A bit of a b...ger being off work hope you get sorted with the tennis elbow soon. Its good to know there is some expertise out there who is willing to help with practical tips. cheers for now

Stevethespreader, thanks that''s brilliantly clear you make it sound so easy. Another question thats puzzling me. The local builders merchant couldn't answer. I notice on the pvc angle bead they quote a thickness such as 6-8mm (there are other sizes as well), which relates to the...

Oh and i am interested in a running screed whats this. Thanks for your initial comments steventhespreader

Perhaps you could just go through that a bit slower for me please. Which type of bead are you suggesting for the scratch coat, bearing in mind my need to have something to work to cos of little experience? Secondly i would appreciate views on whether i could get away with just one coat, float...

Hi, I have already got some excellent advice from this website on rendering of external brick and blockwork. However i have a few more questions please. I have no experience of plastering but consider myself to be a competent DIYer. I thibk i understand the technique for putting on the...