Render

Render is a thin (typically 5-10mm) coating of sand and cement mixture over block work, concrete or fibre cement board to provide a smooth hardwearing and “almost” seamless paintable finish to the façade elements of buildings. There are 4 main iss...

1.1 There are two types of render; 1.1.1 Standard Cement Render –Sand:Cement:Water mixed on site in a cement mixer measured in an often uncontrolled method using a shovel. 1.1.2 “Bag” Render – which is a factory produced blend of finely gr...

2.1 Render joints must be planned out with the Architect & Engineer up front. Mark up the location of the joints based on masonry control joint locations, slab to block work cold joints so the Design Team can approve the joint locations in pri...

Online Solid Plastering Alliance Queensland http://spaq.com.au/ Master Painters Association http://www.masterpainters.com.au Master Painters Australia http://www.mpa.org.au Australian Standards HB161 Guide to plastering