Post by downunderdave on Mar 22, 2021 12:14:26 GMT
Mar 22, 2021 9:54:11 GMT mrjl said:
Long term update for my project...After a couple years of reliable use my oven's render has started to fall off. Even though it's been covered a hard winter with no use might be to blame, or just time doing its thing perhaps.
Either way, it's started to come off. A friend suggested using chicken wire in the new render that I'm planning to put on. Is that a good idea?
I'm trying to find someone locally who can do the rendering for me as I think a professional job might last longer and look better. A couple people I've spoken to won't do it though as they just do regular houses etc and wouldn't know where to start with a WFO. Money is tight at the moment too so I might just have to do it again myself, reluctantly.
Also, any tips for hacking the remaining render off? The area around the big patch that has fallen off is surprisingly solid, with no give at all, so I'm worried hacking it off is going to pull some of the insulating layer underneath it which is quite crumbly.
Regarding chicken wire reinforcement, I used to use that and found cutting pieces around a square foot and placing them as you go, worked pretty well. The problem is getting the stuff to conform to a compound curve, so smaller bits that overlap each other work better. I now use AR glass fibres, randomly mixed into the render mix, a far easier option but a bit more expensive. Seek them out from the concrete countertop suppliers.