Patching Concrete Rendered Wall

Cut the nozzle to the width of the crack and apply a bead of the mixture into the crack.

Patching concrete rendered wall.

Ready mixed easy to apply. Once dry run your hand over the finish and feel for an abrasive or. Remove the masking tape and any excess material and allow to dry. Filling cracks in render.

Small patch repair of up to 0 5m will cost around 75. Apply a coat of sealer to the concrete rendered wall if the render is made of acrylic. Hacking off old render raking out the joints cleaning down the wall and then applying a new 22mm cement lime sand render in two coats to a masonry wall will cost in the region of 68 m. Repairing cracks in a concrete wall is a simple procedure that can usually be completed within a day or so.

Ensure the mixture doesn t overlay the existing render but form a protruding nib of material 2 3mm in front of the line of the existing render. Avoid feathering out too thin. Apply the render using the filling knife to the required depth max. Fill a cartridge with the mixture and load into a cartridge gun.

The methods discussed in this article can be used to repair minor non. For cracks up to 1 2 inch wide in horizontal concrete surfaces concrete crack sealants and caulk based concrete fillers will be the best option. Using a sponge lightly rub the render to achieve the desired effect and to blend with the existing material. Dunlop render joint and patch is a two in one formulation suitable for jointing fibre cement sheet or blueboard prior to rendering as well as patching cracks and holes of existing render to a depth or width of up to 5mm.

Allow this to dry for several hours. Cracks that form in a concrete wall particularly a basement wall due to settlement frost heave or ground movement can be either structural or non structural.