Has anyone attempted DIY rendering? I'm not talking simple bagging where you sponge the mortar over the bricks, I mean that smooth flat finish typical of new townhouses.
I am planning a small scale garage renovation. It is currently made of bessa blocks. I am laying a course of house bricks above the lintel and securing a pitched frame on top of this (made of timber with fibro cladding) to serve as a faux peaked roof (currently it is flat).
Therefore I will be attempting to render over bessa bricks, house bricks, and fibrous cement sheeting.
Has anyone tried the ready mixed acrylic renders for such jobs? Is it suitable in my case?
What about the cheaper option of a simple sand/cement mix?
Do I need any additives to help it stick to either the bricks or fibro?
What about the joint between fibro and brick? Is there any way to prevent cracking here in the future, or can I just render flush to the fibro and paint the fibro (or is that going to look like i did just that?)
Hope someone can help, thanks.
Dan
I am planning a small scale garage renovation. It is currently made of bessa blocks. I am laying a course of house bricks above the lintel and securing a pitched frame on top of this (made of timber with fibro cladding) to serve as a faux peaked roof (currently it is flat).
Therefore I will be attempting to render over bessa bricks, house bricks, and fibrous cement sheeting.
Has anyone tried the ready mixed acrylic renders for such jobs? Is it suitable in my case?
What about the cheaper option of a simple sand/cement mix?
Do I need any additives to help it stick to either the bricks or fibro?
What about the joint between fibro and brick? Is there any way to prevent cracking here in the future, or can I just render flush to the fibro and paint the fibro (or is that going to look like i did just that?)
Hope someone can help, thanks.
Dan