Bought a house with a new extension not too long ago. The render on the extension had chipped off in the bottom corners. We got the person who did the work to come back (with some difficulty) and repair it but then it just chipped off again. I’ve tried three times to fix it now with only limited success.
I have no real expertise my method is to:
Clean out the cracks as best I can (don’t have a chisel so was using a screwdriver)
Apply PVA water solution
Mix and apply mortar (have tried very hard to get the water content right)
Previously kept wetting it so it didn’t dry out this time I covered it with plastic
Successful in one corner but the others keep cracking and collapsing.
Any ideas about what I’m doing wrong?
Thanks in advance
Sam
I have no real expertise my method is to:
Clean out the cracks as best I can (don’t have a chisel so was using a screwdriver)
Apply PVA water solution
Mix and apply mortar (have tried very hard to get the water content right)
Previously kept wetting it so it didn’t dry out this time I covered it with plastic
Successful in one corner but the others keep cracking and collapsing.
Any ideas about what I’m doing wrong?
Thanks in advance
Sam
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