render

I'm a HO seeking advice re. some rendering underway at my home. On the one side Weber has been used which we are happy with. On the other side they used a K Rend (I think perhaps there was a Weber supply problem though this wasn't discussed with us). The K Rend is a completely different colour...

I moved into a terraced property that had cavity wall insulation added a year before. We've started noticing some mould on that side of the wall. My initial thought is to have the insulation removed but the external brickwork also has render. The render also has some slight cracks around where...

Hi, I posted this in the plastering and rendering section the other day, but realised it's more of a paint question. I got a guy in about 3 weeks ago to apply some Fine Texture K Rend to some new blockwork seating I've had built. He did a K Rend undercoat one day, which looked neat, then he...

Hi, After a bit of advice. I got a guy in about 3 weeks ago to apply some Fine Texture K Rend to some new blockwork seating I've had built. He did a K Rend undercoat one day, which looked neat, then he came back the next day and did the top coat but I don't think he did a very good job...

Hi We have a shared rendered wall at the back of our house. It is fairly new (year and half ish) but it is v patchy. We along with our neighbours want to paint it. I've contacted the chap that did the render and he thinks is was a standard mix of lime, sand, cement but also has cementone in it...

Hi I need to repair a damp damaged garden wall, it was rendered one side which has all blown and I've removed and the pointing is falling out on most of the rest, I will rebuild the bad bits and try and sort out some decent drainage to prevent damp again. My question is - is it wise to render a...

Hi, Im hoping someone would be able to give me some advice on how to fix this blown (?) broken render on an external wall. My Dad suggested scrubbing it all down and applying SBR (?) then applying new render. A lot of the render is hollow when tapped, so I'm scared to start working on it incase...

Recently I bought an upstairs flat. It has a very small yard out back (see photo) which was previously used only to store the wheelie bins. I would like to try to do something to make use of the outside space. The plan is to clean up the concrete with a pressure washer, add hanging baskets...

Hi there, I'm concerned about some building work I've had done and thought I'd get some public (and hopefully expert) opinion on it. I've removed an internal wall to make my bathroom bigger at the cost of my bedroom. Unfortunately there was a window effectively spanning that wall. So I've had...

I have a 1940's semi which according to the surveyor is coated with a Tyrolean Render. It's looking rather tired and in some places is dis-coloured due to a leaking gutter and there is a little bit of mould. I'm looking for some advice on how to tackle this myself, in particular:- How to clean...

As title... We're going to be painting our old render which was once pebble dash and is now mainly just a very rough finish with the odd pebble. Can someone recommend a suitable brush/roller and also a great quality paint (I don't want to do this very often!!). Thanks in advance!

Hi all, My first post here but just wanted some advice on a project I've started. I'm doing our hall, stairs and landing at the moment (at last after 19 years in the house), taking off the old woodchip has resulted in much of the plaster coming away as well, it was the original crumbly lime...

Hi all, I am a fairly able DIY-er, but new to landscaping generally. I want to build a rendered raised bed in my garden, and I was thinking of using breeze blocks, three courses high, with a wooden bench built in to the front. What I am unsure of, is if breeze blocks are the best material...

Hi everyone. A couple of questions that I hope you can answer please. 5 years ago ( before I owned it) my house was rendered with a bobbly cream substance, which when peeled off seems to be almost rubber on its back - it was sprayed on by a company aparantly. Any idea what this might be please...

Morning all. I have a 1930 3-Bedroom Bungalow, built from Norfolk Reds. The brickwork is extremely scruffy, it has had alterations over the years where non-matched bricks were used and there are various other faults that are simply too much to do anything else with. As much as I hate to say it...