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    gentlemen please

    am having a few probs with the old boiler(mynute 14se),so trawled your forum,found out about filler loops an stuff and it worked a dream,only i may have been a bit ham fisted,its running at 2.5 bar,what i ask is how to let some pressure off. cheers
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    wetcast application

    yes mate by rights you throw into a butter coat,same principle as dry dash,exept yove got a bit of gear in with the stone.
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    crazing in my new render, how has this happened...

    i think your all wrong,waterproofed the scratch,top coat to tight an its pulled itsef apart,jmho!
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    rendering celcon solar blocks that are built as 'thin joint'

    hp 12,fibre mesh,scratch,uncrackable!
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    wet works permit/certificate

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    wet works permit/certificate

    its all insurance rubbish,you just need a spill kit an stuff and inform other trades of any wet work.
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    What size of plaster board and how thick ?

    quote.Doesn’t matter either way. well writen ,and good advice to :) but i have a problem with the above quote,if the spots are cut out i get coverd in skim dont you?
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    Which flat render - STO or K-Rend etc.

    brian,if you used the system you quoted all beads are covered anyway m8 so i wouldn't have thought that would be a problem!
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    Which flat render - STO or K-Rend etc.

    yes m8 we deal with them , but i cant see the bead you speak about.
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    Which flat render - STO or K-Rend etc.

    give us a link to those powder coated stainless beads with th plastic nose m8.
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    Rendering help

    sorry didnt post as micilin put you right first post,tis hybuild :)
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    Which flat render - STO or K-Rend etc.

    yes m8,top beads for flat/dash/mono,but not for texture,bit blunt if you get my drift.
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    Which flat render - STO or K-Rend etc.

    not with the above system m8,that gear is full weight render as opposed to light weight/tight coat and you really need to bully it with the edge,i could see plastic moving,i did twenty houses with only base bead,all angles were hand made but once set they were rock hard ,mind saying that a tight...
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    Which flat render - STO or K-Rend etc.

    brian4069 is quite correct,we are registered applicators for strucktherm,the fibre basecoat is like iron,if a little difficult to use ,can only be floated and wont take a sponge,but the acrylics are the best i've used,flesscoat tonachino stands out and holds its color very well.
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    sealing plaster that is not going to be painted

    to the op,shellac,google it an be amazed at the depth of my knowledge
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    render mix

    best to buy in bags m8,then the gauge is more even,id have a guess at 30 sand 6 cement,an a bag of lime or 2,bag more cement if no lime :)
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    Making render look good !!

    if you really want to be sure mesh and pin it,we did some a few years ago and it was the only way to get the guarantee from manufacturer(painted brick) wont be much more work or cost.
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    Rendering new blockwork extension

    hydrated lime if used with cement,buy from somewere that moves a few pallets its dead if its been on the shelf for a month! sand,yes sharp but just as important washed. limes well worth it m8,why not stick it in the scratch if not waterproofing,your arms will love ya :)
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    Making render look good !!

    best ive ever used trowel,never seen it fail m8! edit to say,ive yet to find a product that says it will stick to paint specialy the old oil based stuff.
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    Making render look good !!

    only tip i've got for you is rendaid,pretty much foolproof ,pre baged an sticks like it to the proverbial woolly blanket!
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