Although rendering is used on property because of its durability and stylish appearance, it is able to sustain damage if it is subjected to sudden and great changes within the property structure e.g. if the house foundation sinks unevenly to the ground due to a faulty ground foundation. Any cracks noticed regardless of how small...Read More

The raw material for the manufacture of lime mortars and renders is obtained from naturally occurring sources such as limestone (one form of CaCO3 or calcium carbonate), sea creature shells or coral calcium carbonate/ chalk (another form of CaCO3 or calcium carbonate). For the process of making lime putty (Ca(OH)2 or calcium hydroxide) from the...Read More

When deciding to paint a new external render, it is difficult for people to decide which high quality branded paint to use on the render as there is a confusing choice of paints e.g. the Dulux weathershield smooth masonry paint or the Dulux Weathershield Waterseal. Dulux Weathershield Waterseal is a silicone based product that isn’t...Read More

For a render to be highly durable, it must be bonded strongly to substrate. One of the factors affecting  bonding is the suction or absorbency of the background/ substrate i.e. the degree to which the molecules in the substrate are attracted to the render. In cases where suction is very high, walls can be lightly...Read More