Hi,
I recently dug out a channel at the front of my house as I was replacing the stone chips that were there.
When I excavated the area I noticed that chunks of the existing facing had blown and where coming away easily when I touched them.
I have removed all the bad areas now and am about to begin repairing but am unsure what to do next and was wondering if someone could confirm that this would work.
1. Apply a thin scratch coat using 4 parts sand 1 part cement.
2. When scratch coat has set apply the finishing layer and make it flush with existing layer and a slight run at the bottom to carry water away from house. Use 2 parts sharp sand and 1 part cement.
3. Once it has set apply a weather seal, primer and then paint.
Here are some pics of the area I'm repairing.
http://i60.tinypic.com/2qx23xe.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/2rfae5e.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/svgrvc.jpg
I recently dug out a channel at the front of my house as I was replacing the stone chips that were there.
When I excavated the area I noticed that chunks of the existing facing had blown and where coming away easily when I touched them.
I have removed all the bad areas now and am about to begin repairing but am unsure what to do next and was wondering if someone could confirm that this would work.
1. Apply a thin scratch coat using 4 parts sand 1 part cement.
2. When scratch coat has set apply the finishing layer and make it flush with existing layer and a slight run at the bottom to carry water away from house. Use 2 parts sharp sand and 1 part cement.
3. Once it has set apply a weather seal, primer and then paint.
Here are some pics of the area I'm repairing.
http://i60.tinypic.com/2qx23xe.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/2rfae5e.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/svgrvc.jpg