Rendering a wall

[BDS]

And i thought £40 quid for 2 bags delivered to my door wasn`t bad,but hay ho what do i know you learn something new every day

 

[White Room]

For delivery as well, Not bad

 

[DHTiling]

I didnt say about it bieng hard or easy to work with, i said it is a fortune for what it is....you can get fast setting cement and it dries fast and can be tiled on...

NO i havn't used it because i wouldn't pay the price...have you used fast setting cement...?..

 

[atec]

Hi just jumping in here,

How long would you have to wait with fast setting cement, sounds a lot handier and cheaper

 

[BDS]

I took into account of situation and fuel costs of a 40min round trip to local builders merchants,time of the job,and ease of use (cos of never rendering before)but like i said you learn something new every day.

 

[DHTiling]

Hi just jumping in here,

How long would you have to wait with fast setting cement, sounds a lot handier and cheaper

As with most fast set cements ..usually about 24hrs.....for tiling...

 

[Grace'sDad]

They would do......:lol:..fortune.....better just to use a quick setting cement and some sand from builders merchants.......much much cheaper and dose the same job..

I have to say I've used BAL's quickset render too and it is excellent stuff - 2hrs and good to tile.
Sure, it's a lot more expensive than quickset cement and sand, but it's not meant as a replacement for the "proper" mix-it-yourself quick set render. I thought it was just meant as a handy one-bag solution for small patch-up jobs.

I wouldn't use it for a full wall - too expensive.
But it's certainly a time and cost saver for small / medium repairs and patching up (where rapidset adhesive won't work).
I keep a bag in the van now.

 

[BDS]

I used it to patch up not to do full walls as i said in previous post cos i was in the doo doo at the time

 

[doug boardley]

but if his render is kn******d it's going to take more than patching up, whatever:grouphug:

 

[BDS]

no it was just in the places where i chased pipe work and then checked all the rest to make sure if there was any other bad bits