THANKS DAVE CONCRETE 18" BLOCKS USED, THOUGHT THE SAND WAS OK AND WE DID A SCRATCH COAT AND LET IT DRY AT LEST A WEEK BETWEEN THERE IS EARTH BEHIND THE WALLS WOULD THE DAMP BE THE CAUSE ALSO HAD A GOOD LOOK AND IN FACT LOOKS LIKE THE PAINT IS BLOWING if YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN , IT WAS A OUT SIDE...
hi my first time hope someone can help last year had a number of walls built in my garden most out of block work, then rendered then painted. all stages left to dry sometimes weeks between looked great. this year not so good blown in several places, white substance in places and some cracks...