Making good render

[IT Minion]

Hi All,

I'd like to make this garage look better.



The old garage door was mounted on the outside and the render was applied around it. Now the old door is removed the ring of brickwork leaves a little to be desired.

Is rendering the remaining bits realistic for a DIYer? If so any guides on the process that i can follow? I'm thinking about doing the render myself and then repainting all of it so it's no longer ****ing magnolia.

Also, there is at least one section (top left corner) which is coming away from the brickwork, I guess i'll need to pull that off and re-render that as well.

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

if your’e as creative with cement as you are with drainage you’ll be fine.
you’ll have to batten it out to give yourself a guide to work to.
looks flat enough so you could do it in one hit.
5:1:1/2 sand cement lime with waterproofer.
not really a good time of year for rendering.

 

[IT Minion]

if your’e as creative with cement as you are with drainage you’ll be fine.
you’ll have to batten it out to give yourself a guide to work to.
looks flat enough so you could do it in one hit.
5:1:1/2 sand cement lime with waterproofer.
not really a good time of year for rendering.

Is it the rain or the cold? I've been meaning to do this one for months now so waiting a little longer won't hurt.

Is there any priming I should do to the brick work first? In some other creative work I've done the flashband I used peeled off.

And yes, the guttering is rather unique. Im putting that off until I redo the drive way.

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

not quite cold enough to worry about but the rain is a nightmare outside.
water doesn’t evaporate out of the cement this time of year . could be waiting for hours to float up.