Krend

DIY application of K Rend though coat render for architectural garden walling. Planters are made from dense concrete blocks within inner lining of bitumen paint and visqueen. Render applied in 2 coats with 11mm beading. Top coat applied after 18 hours and scraped back later the same afternoon.

[angelafinlay]

Use wet and forget on your white rendered walls as it eats any moss, moulds, lichen and algae it’s great as I use it on my contemporary raised beds and they are white super clean looking highly recommend it 👍

[alpine]

Go over with an I beam to knock off the high spots before you scratch up, will be 100% more level when finished

[davidhuntington]

1st you should use hp12 as first coat for k render, then thick 2nd coat with k- render. Wait 4-6 hours dependimg on weather then scratch up.
1 bag of k -render should only 1m squared, only mixing half bags is just prolonging the job. Good tip, use a clean out bucket to clean whisk spraying it over customers garden is a very bad idea.
Finish product looks good but a very long way of doing it and quite messy

[michaelcollins]

what do you think is better for a house k rende ror sand and cement?

[johnwealthy]

I notice the K-rend commences above the finished slab level. Do I see a bitumin painted block/brick beneath this? This is what I am planning for my garden wall which is two levels with the upper level 40cm above the lower level. So acting as a small retaining wall. This will have a french drain so with bitumin paint this and K-rend above it. Also, someone receommended the K-Rend GP mortar mix. Is this better than HP12?

[lukagacnik]

Great video for us DIYs!
By the way, what is the name of the song? I can't find it anywhere :(

[RockaShocka]

amazing video. thank you for making it look easy to get on with

[rafalsolich]

Looks amazing 👍 did you done any drainage?

[petergambier]

Thanks for posting this up, nicely demonstrated but it's not for me unless a client insists on having it.
They used K-rend on a farmhouse down the road from my home, their stuff came from France. The Albanian plasterers put on a 1st tight coat, scratched it up and 2 days later put on the final coat before hitting it with the metal teethed float. No cracking and lots of expansion joints. In a nearby village is another Krend home and this one was done 3 years previously and I've noticed a few cracks but generally it looks OK, time will tell and I will stick with using lime putty mortars and plasters because they have stood the test of time and I know where I am with them just like sand and cement. K-Rend is used everywhere and it's slapped on all kinds of surfaces without any kind of wetting down and, to me, this can lead to long term issues.

[vincealcorn]

Hi. I'm a DIY'er about to have a go at rendering. I've watched many tutorials now but none seem to mention drying times / times between each pass.
I am going to apply (straight onto concrete blocks) HP12 base coat and beads, then mesh, then 2nd pass of HP12.
Do I then leave to completely set before applying K1 top coat or do I apply it immediately? same day?
Also, do I need to apply a 'bonding adhesive' such as SBR or is the new clean blockwork going to be ok to go straight onto?
TIA for you help and advice.

[s.s.lcivilengineering]

Great video I'm about to start mine. Today as its sunny. Just finished the block wall and driveway gate posts.

Should I use mesh or leave it out like you did just garden wall flower beds and posts like you have done? Using k rend was going to use that cork sol and spray it but fancy giving the k rend ago.

[Jefferyvarian]

Great video, can I ask how did you get the black plastic to stick to the top of the inner side? I was going to seat it under the top most block but yours seems to be at the top of the topmost block. Tbanks

[AntoniEmanuel]

Looks great, well done. As an amateur to a pro, would it be best to put a layer of mesh to prevent a blowout after a frost.
Genuine question from a DIYer

[JoeyBitz]

That will fall off with in 2 years - no base coat - what a bloody cowboy 🤠🤠🤠

[DavidWestPhotographer]

Hi, Superb video and very helpful, im about to do my planters...is the base coat the same as the topcoat or a different krend?

[leethomas]

Just out of interest, as I’m going to be doing my own shortly, did you just use adhesive for the drip beads at the bottom or did you nail them up? I worry a little the frost May get to them and they fail.

[gazzle]

did you use a base coat or just the krend?

[xavierderouette]

Il faut attendre combien de temps avant de gratter please ?

[bexhill]

How long did you leave it after the second application before using the Scratching trowel. Thanks

[Atlas-sais]

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