BAL Quickset Render on uneven and damaged walls

[sc24]

Ardex do a rapid set render ready-mixed in 22k bags excellent stuff, also recently used bal quickset cement for screeding up some steps and risers our supplier got it sent direct to site on a next day delivery cost about an extra £60 so if you need it quick it can be done, but if you can source the ardex its worth a try.

 

[devonmark]

Ive just done my own kitchen and most of the finish plaster and some of the render came away leaving some big holes. I used a Dunlop fast set natural stone adhesive, which can go up to 25mm, to fill the big holes then Dunlop set fast plus to fix the tiles. You can build it up if you need to and its very rapid, maybe 30 minutes, so you can get the job grouted and finished in one session. Much better than waiting for a plasterer to come and make a sh**ty job of it.

Depends on who your plasterer is..lol

 

[NickH]

Surely you find it easier to deal with a hole rather than a hump !

 

[DHTiling]

well what can you say to that...hole?,,or hump?....

both plz.......dave...lol lol lol lol .....

 

[devonmark]

hump the hole..

 

[Fekin]

Update. Been back to the customers this evening, kitchen is near enough fully fitted now "joiner was just starting to fit it the other day when I went to measure up", that's why I couldn't prep the walls before it was fitted.

Customer is in a rush, as ever, and really wants mosaics instead of say square ceramics etc, but I've told her the walls cannot take mosaics as they are, even with filling the deep holes first as the whole splashback wall needs leveling out to take mosaics.

With new kitchen just been fitted she don't want anything messy doing to the walls now like plastering "wouldn't wait a few weeks anyway" so shes now thinking about me plasterboarding it out, but it will create a ridge obviously where the board runs under and past the wall units to wrap into the window.

That's why I was looking at some rapid setting render of some sorts, that I can buy locally to give me a decent back ground to tile too.

So bal rapid set sounds good, just have to find a stockist 🙁

 

[DHTiling]

hi adam.. jewsons will be able to get it for you....have you thought of recommending a mosaic effect tile..some are 300mm x 200mm in size and when grouted just look like mosaic sheets..but lot easier to fit.......dave....

 

[Fekin]

I didn't actually, I'll call her tomorrow and tell her, cheers dave 🙂

Gaz, does your store stock many mosaic effect ceramics ?

 

[DHTiling]

no probs..anytime.......dave...this the type i'm on about..but come in loads of colours..

 

[Varley]

Instead of plasterboard you could fix some 6mm backerboard, less of a ridge, just another option.