Old Render flaking off advice.

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Hi folks.

Old Render around the bottom of my pebble dash wall and garage and quite bad around garage door.

I can't afford to get it done professionally and hoped I'd be able to buy some sort of repair or patch kit I can smooth on and paint afterwards.

Is this possible or does it need knocking off?

Thank you

 

[opps]

You can fill it with Toupret Touprelith F. It is a grey exterior filler that is easy to sand.

Being soft however means that if it gets whacked later, it will dent. It isn't waterproof though, so it might make sense to paint the areas to be filled first. Alternatively, use sand and cement and smooth it with a sponge. Others will be better placed to advise further when it comes to working with sand and cement.

 

[tell80]

Your wall render is in ground contact - this is wrong.
Hack off (use an angle grinder to a straight line if you have a grinder?) for a 50mm break between the ground and the render.

Hack or grind off all loose material around the door frame - soak with two coats of SBR - fill with a 3:1 mix of sand and cement over a tacky coat of SBR.

 

[opps]

Your wall render is in ground contact - this is wrong.
Hack off (use an angle grinder to a straight line if you have a grinder?) for a 50mm break between the ground and the render.

Hack or grind off all loose material around the door frame - soak with two coats of SBR - fill with a 3:1 mix of sand and cement over a tacky coat of SBR.

Surely the render below the bell cast (/render) bead is below the DPC and would be subject to contact with moisture regardless given that the blockwork will be moist from the footings?

BTW, I am happy to be corrected.

 

[Nige F]

BTW, I am happy to be corrected.

tell will soon tell you

 

[tell80]

Be corrected. You are wrong in your understanding of why i said what i said.
There's masses of info in my and others previous posts explaining whats going on.

 

[Nige F]

told you so do look for his posts - they're entertaining

 

[Deleted member 292770]

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[Nige F]

who can tell?