K rend plasterers forum. I have been look at K-rend as a coloured alternative, I love the smooth finished look of the k-rend. They like it want it regardless of the fact it is designed as an Ext finish Main question I have to consider the prep for covering a variety of wall conditions Rendered wall Plastered Masonary Have this small area to re render and will be doing it in K Rend. Is k rend and other similar material going to be that popular or is it going be a one hit wonder like artex. asked to use k rend, mainly due to its textured rubbed finish, internally in a hairdressers refurb. Jun 24, 2019 · My research on Parex seemed to back this up with various plasterers/renderers/builders on plastering/building forums citing it as their preferred choice, but I'm sure you could find just as many backing K-Rend if you research K-Rend! Sep 7, 2006 · The K-Rend people say that you can get away with not having to paint a house for 15 years after initial plastering with K-Rend but we will be painting this year. Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2. 30 PM Hi I have a detached house with old cracked sand and cement render. We have been given a cost for doing K-Rend on the house. Was taught with Weber and only use that or Parex. Can you re render straight over the old (the old is solid) with some kind of primer? Or has it all got to come off and start fresh? So used K rend for the first time this week. a k-rend fan said it's the best and strongest finish and a must as the costs and hassle factor of painting means there's not a big difference in price. During this covid period I had my house K-rendered. I also had my windows changed so there was a lot of cement patches around the windows. am still new to K Rend and have only ever done it onto new block work. Never underestimated on a job before but managed to come up short so had to first pass and then key it and order 4 bags. Aug 5, 2020 · I called out to look at a K Rend job today on a nursing home that has some render issues The render is coming away from the EPS 1076 m2 of EPS and render will all have to come off It turns out that the contract 2 plus 1 gang has used standard k Rend rather than LW1 Rend I’m sat here doing a quote Dec 5, 2020 · The rendering certainly wasn’t protected and the temps did drop during the days after. Krend is a difficult render to mix and should only be used by very experienced plasterers who have learned how to mix it correctly and apply it in accordance with krend guidelines. Many plasterers start using it and run into difficulties. Im assuming that as a competent plasterer it shouldnt take too long to get to grips with it? obviously at the minute I Hi there, we're looking to get our house re-rendered, including a west facing wall on our end-terrace house in Wales. The K- Rend was completed by a subbie through my builder. Laying it is like using wet sand and Well-Known Member Jul 31, 2016 #17 FreeD said: Makes me laugh all this hatred towards K Rend back in 2008 when we first started talking about coloured render on this forum K Rend was all anyone talked about and few people had issues with it, everyone was whacking it over sand and cement and all-sortsthen it was Weber then it was Parex. Nice when it goes right but awfull if you get it wrong!! The place to ask and get advice on everything rendering Alright geezers, am looking into getting a bagged render under me belt for a number of reasons! is it worth doing a couple of day course? looking at the gold trowel one. It was all looking old and cracked, so ♂️ 漢煮望隣⛏️ First room done on this new build Tiling Rendering/ k rend Plastering Extentions New builds cladding Fiberglass roof Stonework Groundwork Domestic I've being thinking about this over last couple of years. A K-Rend base coat was applied and scratched on the Mon with a top coat of K Rend guess this has been answered many time but sand and cement or k-rend (or similar) original plasterer said there's a good chance render will crack and there's no way to easily fix the k-rend type. Hi experts. Sep 12, 2012 · all K rend specifications for scraped textured renders outline that after applying the silicone FT (final coat) that you should 'rule to line and level and allow to set' , before scraping. Full garden walls rendered with K rend polar white beautiful added extra to make the path just that little touch it needed 🪄 K-rend is the worse material in the world FACT!! does anybody actually use this material on a regular basis???:huh: My thoughts exactly, started using it about a month or so ago! and literally hated it. this helps to eliminate the chances of large tolerances in the surface of the render when complete. . This was purely done due to the old bricks being painted over, some walls were pebble dashed and painted. Had to use k tend to match rest of house. And we still use it after over 100 years. Earlier this week (Mon & Tues) I had K-Rend applied to my house extension. The contractor, who seems good, swears by it and says it's a great product that he's used on many properties (we're going Hi, Looking for some advise from those with experience of using K Rend. As sand cement and hydrolic lime is time served. 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