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Just watched K rend video , they recommend washing ‘ every year ‘ video shows 2 guys , one with commercial power wash and second guy with a yard brush ! Why would anyone want to have to do that every year ! I definitely will be sticking to traditional render .
Weber supply a water seal after you've finished so algae, dirt etc wont penetrate. We use the acrylic system which is more like a paint that you spread on. A lot easier to maintain and clean
K-rend is Menna have a sealer applied after. But 90% of spreads Don't bother. Parex sealer/Paraguard for example. That's STOPS ALL discoloration/Staining completely. If these jobs where done properly to begin with. This would never happen. I prefer Sand and Cement myself. But have never had a problem with k-rend myself. Because I didn't cut corners by skimping on materials and not completing the job. To how it should be 👍
Good info , I have been recommended K rend for my newly built garage / workshop but having second thoughts now , it seems traditional render with an added waterproofer then slandtex would be better than this ‘ breathable ‘ K rend . To me something that is breathable can’t be fully water and stain resistant.
It’s not stain resistant because by its nature it’s not flat it’s pitted and therefore will collect dirt easy, if you have large trees anywhere near this stuff you’ll get green algae all over it.
It's hilarious how plasterers will try and sell you on "maintenance free" finish. When of course it obviously is not,its an extremely porous substrate once they are done with it. Water staining and alike. I recommend to customers with this grade texture,to finish with a satin top coat,elastomeric,preferably. For a little easier washability
Is this just sand & cement painted? As looks like it due to it being rough as toast. I thought K Rend was the 1 to have as it's coloured and waterproof.
Dont know how long this vid has been on here ,either you or the people that done the render have not carried out the job properly, the job itself looks good , I can bet that KPRO hasn't been used , it should be used at the end of the job and it stops all alge,dirt,moss and makes cleaning down very easy, I have been using krend for 12+ years and would not do a job without it, once again KPRO should have been used.
K rend sell a product called algae clean which sprays on and walk away. This cleans any algae which can be green, red or black in colour. But also k rend do a product called k-pro which can go on to stop algae build up and keep it clean, this is used in certain areas of the country but of course can be purchased anywhere. It’s low maintenance but not no maintenance. K rend has a 50yr life span, normal render would need paint at least 5 times over 50 years! That’s of course if the normal render lasts that long.
Have painted render over 100 years old. All render has a lifespan but it's down to how well it's maintained. K render is not self-cleaning bird muck is so hard to get off, it sits in all the roughness. Smooth K render may be different. Sure some apply it wrong and leave it rough. Needs to be solid and smooth, no holes.
@@squidlings I remember the salesman telling me the cream coloured axminster wool carpet was self cleaning.After my mechanic mate,and his oily fucking boots proved this to be absolute bullshit, i never believed this 'self cleaning' spiel again.....BASTARDS.
Hi i painted one of my customers exterior draft walls with railing above , so the wall is literarily on the road and takes all the muck and pollution from traffic and the eloments , she wanted it painted white which I did but was against it because it will get very dirty quickly , so this was done last summer. Say 6 months later there seems to be a green mould or something on the hole front of the wall could you tell me why this has happened as it had two coats of exterior white masonry paint and I pvad the wall prior .
A number of reasons, if lots of trees are about they can have an effect more algae. The handrail can be dripping from underneath where algae can sometimes collect. If it's north-facing that can also be a problem. And if you did not treat the algae before painting. Using cheap masonry paints won't help.
Painting and Decorating i used a very good exterior paint and the algi in mostly at the pavement bitten edge creeping up , how would I sort this out is it by jet washing it or just sealing it with a Zinsser product and just repaint in a darker colour
@@MrGoldfuzion You will need to treat the wall with a fungicidal wash. Zinsser does a good one and a darker colour would be best. although some walls are just problem walls no matter what you do.
I had my plasterer re render my window bay on my house with k rend purely because he had a bag of it on the van... matched in with existing painted pebble dash render with his Tyrolene gun. Finish is great but I soon painted over it once dry with sandtex Maggie! As the colour of it was naff. Meant to be cream but was more like mustard yellow!
I think their ivory colour is nearer magnolia to be fair! Still wouldn't use it though... costs too much per bag and I don't think you can beat either sand and cement render or lime based render for older properties where breathability is an issue.
Hi, I am about to paint my newly rendered (cement/sand/lime) front garden wall. Can you recommend a good paint for this and do I need to seal the wall with mist coat. Can I add some waterproof PVA to the mist coat to improve the seal? Thanks
You can seal the wall first using normal diluted PVA... and then just your paint. No need for waterproof PVA it could cause problems especially with water-based paints. thanks
Am a painter and I have just used K render silicone based paint on a fairly new house that was finished in this k render style. The paint was £105 for a 20kg tub and it was no better than any of the masonry paint you can buy off the shelf. All these finished renders I have come across need some sort of protective coat afterwards or they get very dirty looking really quick.
Do not have this on your house it will end up dirty with water marks no matter what pricy treatments to keep it clean are sold to you. How can you keep a scratched render clean when it has so many vectors for collecting dirt, it’s rubbish and anyone who buys it is being conned. The only reason it’s so popular with tradesmen is because any fool can get it level using an I bar but getting traditional sand and cement level takes more skill.
Very simple it’s not k rend. You can tell by the finish it’s a cheap alternative. You’ve been sold a cheap alternative you can tell by the finish if it’s heavily pitted it’s just a cheap knock off and the tradesman has made a few extra quid. What a shame
sounds like a decorator who isnt getting outside work now that coloured renders are out. Its much better than sand cement . You just need a jetwash it takes it off straight away
Painting and Decorating i sand cement also but one house i did the painter charged more than me which i found a joke anyway the total price for s&c and painting was more than i charge for colour render i think its people choice but i would never do s&c on my own house ps sand cement also gets dirt and mould growing on it