Hi all -
I'm about to render the brick exterior of my girlfriend's house, as she's trying to sell it and it is just not shifting. Her muppet ex-husband replaced some of the windows with smaller ones, and he in-filled the gaps (badly) with breezeblock, and it looks blooming awful. So, I reckon a nice white rendered finish is the best bet.
The trouble is - it's a big house, and I'd be rendering it basically to sell it... and I'll be doing it on my own. And so of course I am asking myself - is a scratch coat absolutely essential ?
I know, there's an ethical question about selling someone a badly rendered house, so - professional renderers, please don't flame me for doing your trade a dis-service LOL - but... what's the harm in fact, of using just a single coat, as long as it contains waterproofer etc ? I know normally you make the scratch coat stronger than the final coat (eg 4:1 versus 5:1) but, other than that, what does having two coats actually achieve ?
Thanks in advance for any comments / advice -
Cheers.
I'm about to render the brick exterior of my girlfriend's house, as she's trying to sell it and it is just not shifting. Her muppet ex-husband replaced some of the windows with smaller ones, and he in-filled the gaps (badly) with breezeblock, and it looks blooming awful. So, I reckon a nice white rendered finish is the best bet.
The trouble is - it's a big house, and I'd be rendering it basically to sell it... and I'll be doing it on my own. And so of course I am asking myself - is a scratch coat absolutely essential ?
I know, there's an ethical question about selling someone a badly rendered house, so - professional renderers, please don't flame me for doing your trade a dis-service LOL - but... what's the harm in fact, of using just a single coat, as long as it contains waterproofer etc ? I know normally you make the scratch coat stronger than the final coat (eg 4:1 versus 5:1) but, other than that, what does having two coats actually achieve ?
Thanks in advance for any comments / advice -
Cheers.
