I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's only
a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to use a
sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

Thanks

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"DIYer" writes:
I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's only
a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to use a
sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

What are you rendering on to?

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In article ,
"DIYer" writes:
I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's
only
a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to use a
sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

What are you rendering on to?


7N blockwork

On Nov 13, 8:39 pm, "DIYer" wrote:
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In article ,
"DIYer" writes:
I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's
only
a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to use a
sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

What are you rendering on to?

7N blockwork

wet it with a hosepipe before you start so it doesn;t suck all the
water out of your mix ;)

Jim K

"DIYer" wrote in message
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I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's
only a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to
use a sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

Thanks
Look in Yellow Pages or similar and find someone who knows how to do it.

On 14/11/2011 11:10, Ian wrote:
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I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's
only a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to
use a sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

Thanks
Look in Yellow Pages or similar and find someone who knows how to do it.




That size is fairly easy to do, using a length of 6"x1" to level it with
the surrounding render. The difficult bit is matching the surface texture.

On Nov 14, 11:29*am, stuart noble wrote:

I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. *It's
only a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to
use a sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

That size is fairly easy to do, using a length of 6"x1" to level it with
the surrounding render. The difficult bit is matching the surface texture..

Too late now if he has built it to finish flush but a slight step in
would have made life easier all around.

Use a 4 to 1 mix and apply a scratch coat. Next day the final.

Your biggest problem is rain falling on it before it is dry. You
shouldn't have too much trouble with cracking, that is a summer thing.

4 metres isn't worth getting a mixer for.

What you do need is a flexible trowel. A cheap one will be hard to use.

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On Nov 14, 11:29 am, stuart noble wrote:

I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's
only a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going
to
use a sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

That size is fairly easy to do, using a length of 6"x1" to level it with
the surrounding render. The difficult bit is matching the surface texture.

Too late now if he has built it to finish flush but a slight step in
would have made life easier all around.

Use a 4 to 1 mix and apply a scratch coat. Next day the final.

Your biggest problem is rain falling on it before it is dry. You
shouldn't have too much trouble with cracking, that is a summer thing.

4 metres isn't worth getting a mixer for.

What you do need is a flexible trowel. A cheap one will be hard to use.



The wall panel is recessed, so I'm rendering up against brickwork at 90
degrees at both ends and up to a bellcast at the bottom. Eaves soffit board
at the top. Cornwall's overcast at the moment with the sun trying to break
out. If this goes okay today, then I'm planning to render all my new
internal walls, which are part of my garage conversion / small extension.

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I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's
only a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to
use a sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

Thanks
Look in Yellow Pages or similar and find someone who knows how to do it.


Oh dear. Which part of d-i-y did you struggle with?

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"DIYer" wrote in message
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I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's
only a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to
use a sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

Thanks
Look in Yellow Pages or similar and find someone who knows how to do it.


Oh dear. Which part of d-i-y did you struggle with?
The bit about d-i-y ing what you can, and knowing when to leave things to
someone else?

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"DIYer" wrote in message
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I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's
only a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to
use a sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

Thanks
Look in Yellow Pages or similar and find someone who knows how to do it.

Oh dear. Which part of d-i-y did you struggle with?

The bit about d-i-y ing what you can, and knowing when to leave things to
someone else?

kin ell !..... modern Britain......

what happened to asking, trying, learning and bettering oneself?

Jim K

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"DIYer" wrote in message
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I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow.
It's
only a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going
to
use a sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

Thanks
Look in Yellow Pages or similar and find someone who knows how to do
it.

Oh dear. Which part of d-i-y did you struggle with?

The bit about d-i-y ing what you can, and knowing when to leave things to
someone else?

kin ell !..... modern Britain......

what happened to asking, trying, learning and bettering oneself?

Jim K
Nothing at all wrong with that.

But your biggest investment is your house.

Whilst many competent DIYers have added to their investment, more than a few
incompetent DIYers have knocked (in more ways than one) quite a bit off
it....

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On Nov 14, 8:14 pm, "Ian" wrote:
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Look in Yellow Pages or similar and find someone who knows how to do it.

Oh dear. Which part of d-i-y did you struggle with?

The bit about d-i-y ing what you can, and knowing when to leave things to
someone else?

kin ell !..... modern Britain......

what happened to asking, trying, learning and bettering oneself?

Though some things are much better learnt by watching someone who knows
how to do it, and having them watch you try, than by reading textual
descriptions.

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:14:43 -0000, "Ian" wrote:

Oh dear. Which part of d-i-y did you struggle with?

The bit about d-i-y ing what you can, and knowing when to leave things to
someone else?

****.

On Nov 14, 10:46 pm, Grimly Curmudgeon
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On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:14:43 -0000, "Ian" wrote:
Oh dear. Which part of d-i-y did you struggle with?
The bit about d-i-y ing what you can, and knowing when to leave things to
someone else?

****.

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On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:14:43 -0000, "Ian" wrote:

Oh dear. Which part of d-i-y did you struggle with?

The bit about d-i-y ing what you can, and knowing when to leave things to
someone else?

****.

Congratulations on a fairly accurate self-assessment.

On 13/11/2011 17:31, DIYer wrote:
I've just blocked up my garage door and plan to render tomorrow. It's only
a small panel, 2.2 x 2.1m with a 1.0 x 1.2m window and I'm going to use a
sand / cement mix with plasticiser.

I haven't rendered before and would welcome any advice or tips

Thanks


I'd PVA it first.

You can buy packs of fibre to mix in with the mortar which helps prevent
cracking.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On 14/11/2011 20:46, The Medway Handyman wrote:

I'd PVA it first.

You can buy packs of fibre to mix in with the mortar which helps prevent
cracking.

All Bran?

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Adrian C