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Hi, i think i know what your talking bout.... yellow egg shell membrane with a mesh over top??? *lime render scratch coat(have a cup of tea and watch it all fall off) *leave for two days. *float coat. *leave for two days. *multi skim. they use it in to stop damp and salt coming through...

your right lime will cream the mix up... i was always taught that the top coat needs to be weaker so that the lime can expand more to the heat? sometimes you have to keep floating to feather in cracks but keep on top and it should cure. you dont need to pva prep before, maybe thats why its...

Yellow pages........plasterer......call................get quote............ job done properly.

Wire brush off all traces of soot. pva optional depending on type of brick. Scratch coat- 5 plastering sand, 1 lime, 1 cement. top coat- 6 plastering sand, 1 lime, 1 cement. never skim with multi it'll just crack. use lime as it can expand to heat temps. i've always just floated then...

Hi nige, cheers for your reply. No it aint sutton mill.... I worked it out that it would take two men two months or 40 working days on £300 a day divide that by total meterage plus materials works out about £35 m2 +materials £400.

If i'd were you i'd knock the wall down and start again......

Lol.... normally put hardwall on before 11am skim buy 1pm, but yeh those therolites are a pain in ar se for suction.

If he cant do it right the first time then chances are he wont second time round.... As for not using thin coat beads, we all have bad days but that is shocking! also im guessing he hasn't PVA bonded none of walls or ceilings so your going to have problems later.

Hi... need help pricing a repointing job up, normally wouldn't be a problem, but this one is a windmill. approx 350 m2 total, scaffold is being supplied by customer. rake out joints (not aloud to use grinder etc as its through heritage) gauged lime mortar using ash for colour. All bricks...