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Hi there this might be a bit long but please bear with me. I've been asked to re skim a living room (two flat walls, a bay window and a fireplace) the room measures approx 11ft x 14ft x 7.5 ft high. The reason they want a re skim is because they have removed both the dado rail and the...

Hi there, after applying a scratch coat to the back of my friends house ( the whole of the back face) we have decided it is going to be easier to use a Tyrolean gun to apply the finish coat. We are going to apply a sand - cement - feb mix at a ratio on 5 -1 -1 using the Tyrolean gun as we...

Hi, I know this is a bit of a long shot but does anyone know where i would be able to hire a render gun and compressor from in the Birmingham area on a Sunday (Tomorrow)?? Thanks

Hi just been doing some rendering today before i got rained off. The bricks we were rendering to were of really high suction!! i hosed them down for ages but the mix was drying out on the wall virtually straight away. We decided to cover the wall in SBR mixed with cement, but we ran out and...

Hi, iam rendering a wall friday (weather permitting) and was going to float finish it, but i read on another thread that a sponge finish is easier to achieve? Can someone tell me how to sponge finish my render ? i mean do i use a wet or dry sponge? do i rub it up and down or in a circular...

Hi there im new to the forum :) Iam rendering a back wall of a house for the first time next week and i have got a couple of questions if you wouldnt mind helping with? The area iam rendering is approx 9 ft x 15 ft. how many bags and what materials (eg cement, sharp sand etc) should i be...