Preparing Walls For Rendering (Plastering For Beginners)

In today's video, we'll show you how to prepare walls for rendering. This isn't a hard subject to crack but it's all about knowing which products to use. Because you can render over a variety of different backgrounds, it's very important to know which primer you should use for the job.

We'll go through the full process on how to prepare your walls for rendering including a full guide on how to do it. To watch more videos on how to actually render a wall, check out the links below:

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Thanks for watching and I'll see you on the next one.

Cheers,
Blaine

[teresadunavant]

I'm 70 and about to render the exterior of my home. I've been in construction for 35 years. Tape/bed, texture, paint, carpentry, tile, you name it so I m pretty confident I can complete this job nicely. I had a hard time understanding you but I got the best of it. I'm thinking you used concrete glue you were brushing on. I didn't understand what you called it.

[davidcurtis]

I use rendergrip on high suction blocks or sbr but I mix it with a bit of cement and sand then paint it on. If I was going over paint I’d rendergrip and mesh it. Hate going over painted surfaces and always go over the top with the prep so I don’t get any come backs.

[jasmintran]

Hello, just a house wife interested in doing some work myself; regarding the uneven steps (tripping hazard) in your garden, you could have, or may consider making the first step higher by adding some bricks and rendering those. That way, you’ll have two even steps. Will be a lot easier for your darling baby once she starts walking. All the best. Enjoy your tutorials.

[amateurvegan]

Little tip with some of the large cracking in the block work that will come through the render:
Grind them out with a 9 inch grinder and point them up before you render.
Can stick some ties in to be safe if it’s real bad.

[azonicbiker]

Rend aid or key coat primer saves any hassle with the sbr 👍🏻

[cosyclown]

Hi blane

Thank you for your time and knowledge learning loads from you

Great video's

Regards

Lee

[bennyred]

Great video's mate, you make it look so easy makes me wish I went to plastering instead of bricklaying all those years ago😅

[califitness]

Awesome video mate very informative and really helpful!

Was literally just doing this today, the wall is all over the place tho so kinda scratching me head how im going to make it look good😂

[MarcusT]

Another great video mate. I've been wondering where you've been haha! Hope we're still getting vids of you renovating the new house!

[Peelolling]

Why not just paint gaps with render grip via brush also?

[moloneyphilip]

How would one go about rendering on a painted block wall?
Would the render grip work?

[brendanosullivan]

I would agree with Tommy why not scud the wall when I work in UK we scud the walls cheap than grip stuff

[terryfincham]

im looking at silicone rendering my extension . Its built with celcon blocks. Would render grip be suffice to use before applying my base coat.

[kevinodonnell]

Hi Blaine I was just wondering what primer you would use to render over a painted surface

[offcuts]

Great video ive gotta render my garage which had been painted with sandtex paint. Can i render on top of the paint as long ad i use the rendagrip to prime it. The paint isnt flakey

[gregorydobson]

Hi Blane, Great info mate. Please can you give me some advise on rendering sides and back of a brick fireplace where I am going to install a stove. Do I need a special render mix due to heat it an adative. Any advise appreciated 👍

[Chris-uudg]

Great video again!
Is the fine yellow building sand the same as plastering sand, and do you use the same grade sand for both scratch coat as the top coat?
Regards thanks.

[alibeautiful]

Please make video how to do krend Base coat and Krend Finish Coat & installing Trims. Thanks

[lewisriggs]

Render grip does get everywhere I usually have a bucket and sponge wipe off any that goes anywhere as isn’t easy to get off

[omarnaja]

Can i render over existing cement/sand wall that does not have scratches (keys) and without using Sbr ?