Rendering - to mesh or not to mesh??

[peweuk]

I have a stone wall (blue lias) which is looking decidedly tatty and needs rendering.

I have had quotes which indicate differing opinions as to whether or not I need to apply a mesh over the stone before it is rendered.

If anyone has experience of rendering over this stone and would care to voice an opinion I be grateful to hear your views/experiences.

Thanks.

 

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picture?

 

[peweuk]

Certainly

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The single storey on the left is blockwork with the original render removed and the original door blocked up with a new window above, this will be rendered with the stone wall.

 

[stevethespreader]

I have a stone wall (blue lias) which is looking decidedly tatty and needs rendering.

is it just me? or does anyone else like the stones? if it was my house i would just render the blockwork to mach the other entrance

 

[peweuk]

I have a stone wall (blue lias) which is looking decidedly tatty and needs rendering.

is it just me? or does anyone else like the stones? if it was my house i would just render the blockwork to mach the other entrance

This was our original thought when I built the extension on the right.

But the stone is quite tatty - it was rendered and stripped before, and the previous render has left marks all over it which don't show up clearly in the picture.

We tried having the side sand blasted before I built the extension, but the stone is so soft with age that the sandblasting was tearing the surface badly, so we have been advised against it for the exposed front.

Here is a picture showing the front more clearly with the new extension which I built using solid wall (thermal block) and then had rendered.

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Before I stripped the old render off the extended part on the left, it was painted, and the small section of stone in the middle between 2 rendered sections made the house look very fragmented.

 

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wouldn't bother with mesh m8,stipple coat rendaid maybe fibre mesh over the new blocks,dont look like anythings moving.