Legs-akimbo. external reveals on windows.

[paddypower]

I’d appreciate any ones help although Legs-akimbo will probably better understand my ramblings as he’ll have seen this on older Irish buildings.
I have an old Irish cottage with a rough cast finish, using chippings of ½ to ¾ inch. I have added some new windows and want to have external rendered reveals. I have battened with 1½ wood to give a lip that extends past the rough cast. Side cheeks of the reveals were rendered easily but it a dogs dinner when it came to rendering the underside of the lintel, basically the rendering falls out of the 1½ batten gap. I was thinking of installing a supporting “shelf” with a box edge to give a neat lip, underneath the lintel and pushing the render mix in. Let this cure and then do the side cheeks with normal battens.

How do the pro’s do it ?
regards

 

[legs-akimbo]

Not quite sure what you are doing with regards to going over in situ render or rough cast!!
I can not think how to describe the way to do this, that would be clear so if you bare with me I will post up a picture soon that will be self explanatory.

 

[paddypower]

Thanks for the reply and will look forward to the pic. To add detail to what I'm doing.. I have added a couple of windows in the rough cast walls. This meant cutting apertures and installing concrete lintels. The rough cast and render coat has been chiselled off approximately 6 inches all round the aperture. I now need to make good with rendered reveals and then rough cast to the original. Its the reveals thats giving me a headache !!

Regards

derek..

 

[legs-akimbo]

Ahhh I am with you now, not a problem, I will be setting bands in timber early next week.....watch this space

 

[paddypower]

Please don’t think I’ve lost interest, I’m still needing the info on how to do window reveals.
In the mean time another couple of questions if I may. I’m ready to rough cast some blocks what was a door way. What coats do I put on and whether wet or dry. I thought of 1st scratch coat with water proofer. Second coat without water proofer, but do I let it dry or throw on rough cast while wet?

regards

 

[paddypower]

Legs-Akimbo
I see you are kicking about on the forum, any chance of an up-date with the window reveals?

regards

 

[legs-akimbo]

Bare with me ..sorry for the delay, keep forgetting to get batteries for the camera in my glove compartment. No shop for miles near the job.

 

[paddypower]

Thanks for that, I'll be patient.

regards