In my very early days of DIY brick laying, I built a block work retaining wall. I made the pointing look good, but ended up smudging the (too thin) mortar into the block work texture around the joints, filling and smoothing out the irregularities.
15 years later, the untainted block work looks awful compared to the smoother looking texture around the almost perfect pointing beads.
I've got a need to build a block work out-building - I was wondering, if a block work wall was painted / brushed with a very thin 'sloppy' render onto the block work. Would it be an acceptable base to paint onto? Emphasis on painting onto new bare dense concrete blocks and their very high level of keying.
Also, if this is a used technique, what is it called?
15 years later, the untainted block work looks awful compared to the smoother looking texture around the almost perfect pointing beads.
I've got a need to build a block work out-building - I was wondering, if a block work wall was painted / brushed with a very thin 'sloppy' render onto the block work. Would it be an acceptable base to paint onto? Emphasis on painting onto new bare dense concrete blocks and their very high level of keying.
Also, if this is a used technique, what is it called?
