Rendering - is it easier than plastering?

[spada01]

I can plaster small areas like 2m by 2m, but never moved onto anything bigger. I'm building a garage and considering rendering it myself. A rendered finish seems more forgiving to small trowel marks etc and I'm tempted to render it myself.

DOes this sound wise or is it as hard as plastering?

 

[jrplastering]

in a word no rendering is not easier than plastering.
what was your plan to do with the rendering well see if we can amend things and help you out. what mixes was you gonna do what sand what addetives and so forth oh and what beads.
but i still think you should ask someone to do it and work with them to learn how to do it more.

 

[plstering]

how big is it in m2 please how many opening is there how much bead work is there
why not mono it (webber/krend)
whats it going on too brick/block wood
what finish you want
im charging £6.50m2 mono
£4.50m2 s/c sponge finish
£00.90p m bead work (upvc)
£00.50p m metal bead work
£4.50p m2 TYROLEAN ROUGH CAST RENDER top coat using mono
with a s/c base coat
I offer over 23 diffrent spar ( stucco ) (colour pebbledash )

 

[Micilin]

Crikey - they are some prices


We're getting £17 /m2 for k rend/monocouche, allthough I've heard of it as low as £12

£15 for sand and cement render

All labour only

 

[Richard C]

Is rendering easier than plastering, er no; to do it preoperly is far more specialised than skimming or even using base plaster. No idea of your personal skill level but considering your plastering experience consists of doing areas around 4 sq/m cutting your “render” teeth on the sort of sq/metreage you talking about will most likely end in tears.

We all had to start somewhere but I don’t think your level of experience will be anywhere near enough, even if you get it to stay up there on the wall it’s likely to be very uneven & look really naff.

 

[jrplastering]

i reckon get a respectable plasterer in to do it on the understanding you can work with him and learn from him

 

[spada01]

It's going onto blockwork. What is mono (webber/krend)?

 

[plstering]

yes m8 weber / k rend