Hi all.
I have a gable end of my newly purchased two storEy farmhouse to re-render and want to know what options are available to me....
So far I have removed the old blown render on the two storey gable end.
The render which I removed was 'applied' badly.... About ten years ago, so I'm gonna try it myself.
I'm going to let the wall dry out and then put in a chemical DPC.
The wall is red brick... I'd call it engineering brick.... But that's possibly not the real na e for it!?! The bottom six foot of mortar is terrible... It crumbles like dry mud!
Once I've gouged it the mortar... What next????
I'll fix the DPC... Then do I need to repoint the brick work?? Or can that be filled as I render??
Next... What's my rendering options??? Looking through this site so far I've seen....
Sand and cement two coat renders, fibreglass mesh applied first... Or chicken wire???? Or something called Krender????
What's the easiest to use product for DIY... And least likely to go wrong... And what's the rough costs for each method??
As much opinion as possible please folks!!!
I have a gable end of my newly purchased two storEy farmhouse to re-render and want to know what options are available to me....
So far I have removed the old blown render on the two storey gable end.
The render which I removed was 'applied' badly.... About ten years ago, so I'm gonna try it myself.
I'm going to let the wall dry out and then put in a chemical DPC.
The wall is red brick... I'd call it engineering brick.... But that's possibly not the real na e for it!?! The bottom six foot of mortar is terrible... It crumbles like dry mud!
Once I've gouged it the mortar... What next????
I'll fix the DPC... Then do I need to repoint the brick work?? Or can that be filled as I render??
Next... What's my rendering options??? Looking through this site so far I've seen....
Sand and cement two coat renders, fibreglass mesh applied first... Or chicken wire???? Or something called Krender????
What's the easiest to use product for DIY... And least likely to go wrong... And what's the rough costs for each method??
As much opinion as possible please folks!!!