Exterior Polyfilla
 

Many many years ago I repaired some exterior stone mouldings here with
exterior Polyfilla. At that time it was basically just a mortar made with
very fine sand. And it has lasted remarkably well. But needs doing again.
The present exterior Polyfilla is nothing like the stuff I want. Can I get
anything else which is the same idea? In ordinary sized packets rather
than 50Kg bags. ;-)

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Exterior Polyfilla
 

I have used Polyfilla quickset cement to repair damaged rendering. It sets quick, is tough and looks like mortar when set. Will probably do what you want, the only difficulty might be colour matching your stonework. If you are over painting then it will not be an issue.

Richard

Exterior Polyfilla
 

In article ,
Tricky Dicky wrote:
I have used Polyfilla quickset cement to repair damaged rendering. It
sets quick, is tough and looks like mortar when set. Will probably do
what you want, the only difficulty might be colour matching your
stonework. If you are over painting then it will not be an issue.

Thanks - I'll have a look. It is painted, so colour doesn't matter.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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On 23/04/2014 00:26, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Tricky Dicky wrote:
I have used Polyfilla quickset cement to repair damaged rendering. It
sets quick, is tough and looks like mortar when set. Will probably do
what you want, the only difficulty might be colour matching your
stonework. If you are over painting then it will not be an issue.

Thanks - I'll have a look. It is painted, so colour doesn't matter.


I've used ordinary cement with pva as a fine surface filler. Unlike some
fillers, it even gets into hairline cracks

Exterior Polyfilla
 

In article ,
stuart noble wrote:
On 23/04/2014 00:26, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Tricky Dicky wrote:
I have used Polyfilla quickset cement to repair damaged rendering. It
sets quick, is tough and looks like mortar when set. Will probably do
what you want, the only difficulty might be colour matching your
stonework. If you are over painting then it will not be an issue.

Thanks - I'll have a look. It is painted, so colour doesn't matter.


I've used ordinary cement with pva as a fine surface filler. Unlike some
fillers, it even gets into hairline cracks

Right - it never occurred to me to use cement rather than a mortar.

It's the stone moulding above a Victorian window. Sort of linear pattern
that has to be repaired well if not to look terrible. I made up a glass
fibre mould from a good bit and filled it with a sloppy exterior Polyfilla
mix and sort of slapped it on. The resultant repair was near perfect when
painted - much better than other repairs done on similar houses in the
street by pro decorators. It's also lasted about 40 years. So if I do the
same again, should see me out. ;-)

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Exterior Polyfilla
 

On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 08:46:27 +0100, stuart noble
wrote:

On 23/04/2014 00:26, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Tricky Dicky wrote:
I have used Polyfilla quickset cement to repair damaged rendering. It
sets quick, is tough and looks like mortar when set. Will probably do
what you want, the only difficulty might be colour matching your
stonework. If you are over painting then it will not be an issue.

Thanks - I'll have a look. It is painted, so colour doesn't matter.


I've used ordinary cement with pva as a fine surface filler. Unlike some
fillers, it even gets into hairline cracks
Do you mean just cement powder and pva?

I thought cement powder (as in Portland cement) was just a binding
agent and needed a "filler" (sand, ballast etc) for strength and bulk,
and on it's own it has neither.

I wonder if your mixture might work well on thin cracks in exterior
wall rendering, my walls must move slightly under summer sun, as the
bloody cracks come back year after year! PVA presumably gives it some
flexibility?

Exterior Polyfilla
 

On 23/04/2014 12:30, Davidm wrote:
On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 08:46:27 +0100, stuart noble
wrote:

On 23/04/2014 00:26, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Tricky Dicky wrote:
I have used Polyfilla quickset cement to repair damaged rendering. It
sets quick, is tough and looks like mortar when set. Will probably do
what you want, the only difficulty might be colour matching your
stonework. If you are over painting then it will not be an issue.

Thanks - I'll have a look. It is painted, so colour doesn't matter.


I've used ordinary cement with pva as a fine surface filler. Unlike some
fillers, it even gets into hairline cracks
Do you mean just cement powder and pva?

I thought cement powder (as in Portland cement) was just a binding
agent and needed a "filler" (sand, ballast etc) for strength and bulk,
and on it's own it has neither.

I wonder if your mixture might work well on thin cracks in exterior
wall rendering, my walls must move slightly under summer sun, as the
bloody cracks come back year after year! PVA presumably gives it some
flexibility?


Cement sets rock hard on its own but is very brittle, hence the pva.
Main thing is, it's incredibly fine. Cement based flooring grout might
be worth a try

Exterior Polyfilla
 

As in tile grout?

Jim K

Exterior Polyfilla
 

On 24/04/2014 20:56, JimK wrote:
As in tile grout?

Jim K


Why not? There may be something other than cement in it