@MARKMANIATT
I like some washed river sand along with some yellow in my scratch coat. 3 : river 2 : yellow 1 : cement 1 : Lime ( or plasticiser, water proofer) Top coat 5 : yellow 1 : river ( washed & graded) 1 : cement 1 : Lime ( plasticiser/ waterproofer) Not everyone puts water proofer in the top coat but it works for me. 43 years down the line and no problems yet. Must say though.Give me a Hydraulic Lime/ River Sand render any day of the week.Beautiful to use, rubs up a treat and looks terrific. Each to their own I say!!
@321357w
Love the Hawk over the head trick, I used the same with labourers and apprentices for mixing mud for bricklaying. Saved me giving them a clip for making a sloppy batch and they soon learned that if it fell off the trowel over their head, they got it wrong.
@sherrieholland9765
Probably the best rendering video I have seen thanks for the tips
@cementhapavery
Boss I worked for always used buckets to measure sand and cement with - not shovels. This way the mixes are always accurate ratios and the same even colour throughout the job. This also went for mixing brick mortar. Buckets seem cumbersome but you get used to using them. There is an art to using the mixer - keeping it clean and not having stuff stuck on the inside and affecting the next mix. All the best. ...And look after your backs too! (...or you will be sorry... Ha Ha)
@baretteroyce5120
This guy explains in detail better than some lecturers I’ve sat across from
@adamgarrett3646
I'm in the construction industry pal and always looking to learn more and progress, I don't comment on videos often but 2 minutes in and iv already learned somethimg new, thanks for the info mate and keep up the good work ! 👏
@martineleven8179
A friend of mine rendered a concrete block wall for us, he used 60% building sand & 40% washed plastering sand in a 4 to 1 mix, was done ions ago, still perfect, he's been a spread for the last 50 years or so. He didn't use corner beads either, did it freehand, loveley job.
@dnimon936
Hey Roger, i knew nothing about rendering and followed your mix and application advise exactly,, I was happy wwith the first half wall i did, and after doing 4 half walls my results were almost professional...........thanks so much!!. P.S I remembered a trick from 4 decades ago an amateur plasterer/stucco guy told me; add a capful of dishwashing detergent to the mixture............it makes the render light and fluffy. Too much makes it too light and fluffy though, but it was a very useful tip!
@jaimaraj4059
This makes my impending job achievable. Thank you.
@neilsmith9473
Another great video, Roger. I have an extension to render, built with high-density, concrete blocks. Mercifully, most of it is glazed but I can see that your advice will make all the difference to the job. I recently completed an en-suite bathroom and your videos were a huge help. Your presentation skills are top notch. Thank you so much for all the help and advice. Truly appreciated.
@brianobrain8985
Wow, after about half a century of doing it my way I have finally found an expert who explains it all so well. I can only say thanks Roger and luckily (?) I have nearly always done any mortar jobs with a 3:1:1 mixture (so I think I am not too far out). Here in Italy, they are all very vague on the proportions to use but I once contacted the cement company and asked them what they use in a typical 'ready to use' mortar and they told me Sand 71%, Cement 13%, Lime (calce) 16% at the time, which is about a 5:1:1 ratio.
@GerardHeinen
Thanks!
@marcinmioduszewski1456
I’m learning of you and I appreciate it really
@ParaBellum2024
Great video - this will be very useful for me, as a DIY person/occasional user of building materials. Shame about the negative comments, but as usual the people posting them have no videos of their own (I checked), so until they put up videos showcasing their expertise, their coments are worthless.
@hiekkaranta
What's with all the hate? 1 part Hydrated Lime, 1 part Type GP Grey Cement and 6 parts sand by volume seems to be standard here in Oz.
@johnpayne8496
Great video and fun to watch.
@scottleft3672
ACTUAL EXPERT....a rare thing nowdays. and appreciated.
@edknoxwill520
Hi Roger when I was very young as you do we used to just Lime(except cement and sand) for rendering, but it was different than Lime you show on video. Usually we putted into the hole Lime and mixed it with water and left for few day to get proper consistency and when it becomes like butter we add into every mix and it was brilliant stuff for rendering. Same we used for bricklaying, just a bit less than for rendering.
@SamDaviesBuilder
Nice video, you'll always get people slagging you off in the comments saying they've got a better way of doing things. I've done a few videos on my channel and get a few negative comments, I don't mind constructive criticism but I don't like people having a go just for the sake of it. Keep up the good work!!
@forbiddenforest5327