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I thinned the 3rd coat. I plastered all walls the same just the paint on the wickes chocalate walls are the problem

Forgot to mention the paint has dried lighter all round the plaster beads as well. Everything is fine with the dulux paint

Thanks for the reply.Just reading some older posts. Could it be that im pressing too hard? But ive never had this before. I allways go over painted area quite a bit with the roller as i dont like the bubbly finish that i have seen on other walls where the paint has been put on too thick.The...

I have plastered my living room,painted the ceiling(white) and 2 walls (brown,actually cookie dough dulux range) all fine. Painted last 2 walls in dark brown had 2 full coats as well as a mist coat. The wall dried with darker edges where it had been cut in.I gave it another coat and it has got...

I have paid attention but water flows with the fall of the ground. What your saying it wouldnt matter how the patio was laid there would be "surface retention". Are you saying no one should have a patio or no one should have steps? It will be laid so the water runs off the steps. Please elaborate.

No it will all have a fall so the water runs off

I am building a garden wall 9inch flemish bond in class b engineering bricks. It will be 1.2m high 3m long,steps and then another 3m. I will be laying a patio but in the corners i will be having a flower bed to help with drainage from patio(garden steep slope).The rest of the water will flow...

Thanks trowel addict. But i have allways been told not to use pva outside only sbr.Celcon say that a stronger mix will cause cracking but they seem to be trying to cover their arse on everything. They said to just wet the wall but not too much.

I agree with you steve. Its just that i know a few people whos render has failed on blockwork so i thought i would email celcon for their advice. I have emailed them again to see what they have to say. No doubt they will find some way round it . Did you damp it down while it was drying? yes. Oh...

I wondered if SBR on the blockwork first would help?

I did let it turnover in the mixer for a while because i was also told thats the best way. Not to have it too wet as there is more chance of shrinkage when setting hich will then cause cracking. I used waterproofing and i used a measuring jug to make sure i didnt overdose. It wasnt a hot day and...

Yes i used a bulk bag of rendering sand from selco.Ive only put the scratch coat on 1 wall at the moment,which was done just incase something went wrong. I was told this afternoon that it will be ok when the topcoat goes on. I have rendered a small patch to see how it goes.I have hosed the...

I am a plasterer but havnt done much rendering.I contacted celcon with regards to rendering their blocks and they told me to render 6:1 wich i know is weak but what they said made sense. "the mortar shouldnt be stronger than the material". This also applies to brick work. I wetted the wall...

They state that a strong mix makes it too rigid.The more cement you use the more water you use which means more shrinkage when curing which means more cracks

I got some usefull advice from celcon regarding this.Dont know how to uploaod it on here but i have put it on handyman website under rendering celcon blocks. They state to wet the wall but dont overdo it.6:1 scratch coat.Allow to fully cure(3 days) top coat weeker and thinner than 1st coat.They...