7 Rules Of Rendering You **NEED To Follow If You're A COMPLETE BEGINNER | Plastering For Beginners 

The luxury of having two beads to work against, we used to do huge factory walls, and throw up level pads (render)every derby length, level them of and throw the mud on, scrape off to the pads, a good fibre handbrush and bucket of water will drench the wall better and faster than that piddly garden sprayer, if you get standing water, the brush will take the top off fast so you can get on. There are so many different methods used and mixes for rendering, I used to think I knew them all until you watch someone else with another come along, and now the poly renders are in and sooooo easy to use, nice job

Good tips mate, number 1 rule for us is to tape up and cover everything with plastic windows, doors etc, spending 5 minutes doing that before you start rendering saves alot of time cleaning at the end and is alot neater and more professional.

Thanks Blaine - not only educational but encouraging too!

Great work, I did learn a lot about rendering, started a wall, scratch coat is on, looking forward to the end product. Thanks..

Cheers for great info in plain English, very important tips.

Great video. We looked at tens of videos in different languages and yours was from far the most precise. Thank you very much for the tips! ;)

your good and generous with your knowledge ,plasterers i tried to learn from used to shut the door lol.

Thanks, this is more clear than mostly.

Awesome work mate, it given me the best knowledge to tackle this job here. Thanks for posting

Brilliant this thank you very well put together

Thank you Blaine the render mix looks perfect everything else explained so clearly. Your brew mix would also be appreciated as I'm sure that's great too ha ha ! Seriously though explained so well.

Thanks for an excellent instructional video. Great for a beginner to follow.

So good !!!! Cheers, great how to...helped a lot !! Thankyou

Thanks brother… spot on

Hi Blaine great videos and great tips as allways

Great advice

Great video. You have made it look so easy. Could you do a video or comment on any advice with rendering over a pebble dash. Presumably the same tips apply ?

Well done mate!!....gives me confidence on my first tackle at it, built an outdoor fire place that I plan on rendering :)

Great video fella, it's given me the confidence to give it a go myself 👍

Great job

Great work mate ,I'm not time served plaster but I've done a few jobs for family and it's came up just like that .

Top man Blaine, Thank you!

Nice job buddy and very good guidance 👍

Absolutely beautiful Blaine 💯👌

These videos help a lot.

A true artisan 👍

Brilliant

Beautiful work

Great videos, thanks. I'm about to attempt a render of similar size so keen to know how much mix was needed to do this as I'm unsure how much to buy? Eg. I made note of the ratios but how many sand bags would I need for etc (about 3-4m2).thanks

Very good info. I was rendering around some patio doors , I have done a few small repairs before but this helped me get a perfect finish. Thanks 👍

Great video

brilliant video, really enjoying your uploads.

Excelente trabajo 💯 saludos desde chile 👊 👌🏻 👏

Thanks!!

Thanks for this video, can you please show tricks to put angle/corner?

these videos are so good! Just about to give this ago, will let you know how i get on ;)

As always, top video👌🏻 Happy easter mate, have a goodun

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This is insane !

Great video again Blaine, I have had some fab results from following your rules and advice so massive thank you and will continue to share and promote your videos boss. One thing I hear all the time now though is monocouche render. Is it any good/advantage or would you always stay with sand, cement and lime? Again great video Blaine all the best mate 👌

Smooth brother 👍👍

Hi pal, thanks for sharing your skills, appreciate it. I’m serious now about tackling the front of our house next spring which is a 4 bed detached (currently with mock Tudor wood half way up and brick below). I intend to remove the old render and wood and apply new render. I can understand most of the techniques but I’m wondering if I require a movement bead anywhere? my wall is broken up by two windows ; wall is around 6 metres wide at its widest but half of the width is only around 600 mm high ( with dorma bedroom roof above) so I don’t feel as though one would be required, or would you recommend playing it safe? Also, if I do require one will it be visible or can it be painted or skimmed over? thanks again Brian

Fantastic result buddy. Loved the timing tip on showing the render close up. Any plans to do one for plastering old walls buddy? Real close up with light shining on the wall stuff would be much appreciated :D

Hi Blaine I love your videos but when I do sand and cement finish coat I always use a shovel of lime a mix because as you know if it goes against you a splash of water brings it back to life

what add mix do you use for external render? ive been just chucking random amounts of sbr bond in and it creams up nice and makes it workable but ive read you should be using a proper water retardant like everbuild 202 integral liquid waterproofer (this is only for a job patching up a few sections where im chasing round after a guy did some damp coursing on an old rental property.

Thanks Blaine, appreciate yor dedication. Sorry that we don't have any of British gipsum products here in Bulgaria.

This is a stucco finish mix ratio is everything Stopping cracking and crazing is important and as you have said weather plays an important part to your finishing

You could use SBR as well that would help before the final coat

Perfection...

Vice video Blaine. I have a garden wall 3m long and 800mm high in smooth brick. I want to render it. What bonding agent is recommended?

Sbr day before when weathers hot , not chasing the gear next day , consistent background, you can keep a head of the gear , timings will be on point easy graft from there , good work though mate 👌

Great 'applying and finishing' technique, but what ratio mixture do you use, and is it 'sharp' sand; cement; water?

Nice finish Blaine, how would you go about doing an 8 or 10m stretch, would you split it up with movement beads?

I worked in Germany and used machines to put the plaster on the wall. We should use them here, it is much faster and saves the donkey work. As for wetting down the scratch coat, I wouldn't bother myself. I know this much, some people will try to spread render and after around half a dozen tries the hawk and trowel will be thrown away and a beer will be required. Remember when you first tried, come on, you took a while to get the hang of it. Good job mate!

Man i know how to render because of you and i seem to also enjoy it 😂 but maybe u have some vid regarding rulling off on a larger wall that would be impossible to use the beeding say a 5m wall

Hi great video, what is the mix for the finish coat, & do you use any additives wash up liquid etc

I used Wicks plastering sand for a DIY patch repair and the sand contained large aggregate, which messed up the finish. My tip. Use good quality, well graded sand.

Once new render is dry, do you have to do a miss coat like when plastering before good paint? Thx.

Would you use the same approach with something like Tarmac one coat render? Thanks 👍great video and finish btw

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Great video. The outside of my house has several layers of masonry paint on the bricks from over many years. I have had a few quotes and some have said it’s fine to go over the paint, one said he would use an angle grinder to cross cross into the bricks! And another recommended covering the house in a metal mesh first which will cost a fair bit. Multiple quotes, multiple different opinions. Does anyone have any thoughts on the right way to go about rendering over masonry paint? Many thanks.

Do you sponge right after floating? I really need to know thanks in advance my man

Hi Blaine, Can you do a vid on different render finishes than sponged?

Blain can you explain the different types of render? Also all aspects of beading on a house. Do you work with anything other than sand/cement? Everyone wants K render now days whats your take on it?

I’m a plasterer myself and I think one of the biggest factors is what your going onto . Be good to see your set up for rendering on thermolite blocks , do you change anything to going on to say a concrete block ..? I do myself so be interested to see if you do .. great video and too bit of work you’ve done there!!

Top Tip's, Haven't watched your Channel in a while, flat out working, b🤣ll😂cked after work, I don't know where you get the energy from, Graft/edit videos and run your business and have family time 😂, keep up the good work, 🖖

Love these videos I'm actually thinking of having a go, could I ask as I live in a 1930's house which I believe is 9 inch brickwork with no cavity! Would you go for a Lime render or monocouche mix? And does this get applied in a similar way to this video? Regards

Blaine, Great work as always. I would like to add a couple of comments for total beginners. The first is always to work upwards as shown, as working downwards can cause problems with the render not sticking properly, The second is to ensure that you do not leave the trowel flat and pull the render off when you pull the trowel away. If you do encounter any problems with the render not sticking this could be because the render is too dry, the mix shown in the video is good, Do not panic if the render seems to come away when you first start, re apply the render where it has pulled away. It is a job that does require a little practice with application and getting the coat thickness right but you will get it if you follow the video. You may need to add a bit of water to the render as you go along but not too much, try and keep the consistency as shown. Blaine you can add any comments to this that you feel it may help or if I am not being too clear. By the way Blaine you are looking very serious, you are starting to join us old 'uns Ha Ha. Regards Richard,

Another tip I would add is...if you are doing bigger panels always focus on the joints first, If you don't it will stick out like a sore thumb.

Good video mate … do you use plastering sand or building sand? Also do you use much 3in1 with lime in the top coat? 👍🏼

Hi, you mentioned best way to learn is from bead to bead with straight edge, but what if the wall was say 8 meters long? If i had a straight edge that was 2 meters long, can i put vertical beading just less than 2 meters all way along the wall in sections and work to each 1, or can this only apply if your at openings or corners? Thanks

can you render over pebbledash wall - is there a way without removing the pebble dash - thanks

how do you render on lumpy concrete. builder Instead used cement in-between the blocks so is very rough and lumpy

How do I calculate the materials for both coats? Is it rendering sand and cement throughout?

Can you silicone rend over sand and cement????

Blain a big question if you have time. Render beading around a curved window? If the wall face above a window has a curve so cannot be fitted with a straight bead what could be done? Would we need to rebrick the window edge? Is there a way of building it out to a straight edge? Or can we bend beads and manipulate then into shape? Thanks Blaine.

Hi mate. Whats your mix ratio. Also do you add plasticizer and if so how much.

Hi is it possible to do 2 coat render only 10mm thick

Hi Blaine can you paint on this finish or is it a different product / process for a white finish? Thanks

Hi mate, going to do my garden wall and never done this before. one question if you don’t mind, how thick do you take the scratch coat? Worried out going to heavy or thin on it and then not having enough or too much thickness for the top coat. Do the beads help you determine this somehow, thanks

Do you start from the right even if your left-handed? Thanks subscribed

Hi m8 is that plastering sand looks lovely to float like floating soft sand

I’m about to render the walls on my outhouses, never done anything like it before. Pretty sure I’ve watched about 3 hours of your videos to get an idea of what to do. One question I have though, some of the brick faces have fallen away due to frost. Would it be best to cover these in mortar before rendering over the top or can I just render over straight away? Apologies if that’s a bit of a dumb question.

I don't know if it's of interest but I use a hose on shower setting to wet sunny walls. By the time I get to it, they usually still need a couple of sprays on the mist setting.

Tip for you ,scratch up/ down too .Put a ton of water on it drains off what it dosnt need

Is there a certain bead you have to use for rendering, as in depth? Thanks in advance.

Looks like nice quality work can you give me a quote

Could you use a wood glue water solutions on the wall to slow down the suction of the wall??

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What's your go to ratio for scratch and fine down mate ?

Never used them Refina floats look decent

Is that sand and cement?

Love your work Blaine, but please educate us the great unwashed with hot lime techniques. Check out Nigel Copsey and his tutorials, lime is the time honoured future. Cement is crap.

Where are you based Blaine l take it you still do rendering work?

How thick is that top coat?

What sand you using ??

What about a wall that's has paint

2:53 in … unless you’re left handed 👍

Why not use a hard float

How you don corners