Render plaster top coat application

An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.

Day 15

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Plastering straight edge

Plastering straight edge

The top coat is applied with hydo lime included within the render gauge. This will allow the walling render top coat to breathe.

Shane Grant from SGS Plastering services based in Newton Abbot, Devon is our tried and tested internal and external plasterer, he has a very good eye.

Plastering top coat render

Plastering top coat render

The beads are tack into place once happy they run true to the spirit level, this beading works occurs whilst waiting for the render top coat to go off.

At this time of year it would be foolish to apply too much top coat as you'd be working under lights until the early hours waiting for the render to go off, bear in mind its colder and damper, therefore delaying the setting time.

Landscaping garden wall render

Landscaping garden wall render

With time patience and a good eye the walling render is rubbed up with a plastic float in the areas required until the wall consistency is equal, whilst at the same time sponge finishing the wall to the entire areas as time will allow.

Garden speaker unit

Garden speaker unit

The Marshalls fairstone backing and central bull nose ledge to the speaker case is cut and installed as is the top slab of sawn sandstone, mortar locks the units in place and the mortar is scratch ready to top coat render.

Composite decking main framework

Composite decking main framework

The composite decking main frame is bolted to the perimeter walls and doubled with treated timber, the joist work is installed evenly with noggins. 4x4 posts are dug and concreted into the sub grade at the same height as the top of finished framework.

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Composite decking main framework

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John F replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Newly laid lawn problem , anyIdeas
"The ground looks baked at the edges but I suspect there is perhaps more red in the lawn not showing in the image which will be red thread .
Looks like the turf has knitted together well but the baked edges indicate lack of water and the turf is…"
5 hours ago
Vic 575 replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Newly laid lawn problem , anyIdeas

It just looks to have dried out to me. Also, the surrounding bare ground looks very poor, stony etc. It’s also such a small area of turf that this in itself exacerbates the problem.
I also suspect that some pockets of air have formed, either by…"
7 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Peter sellers's discussion Box blight
"Not seen much blight recently, but box is a busted flush round here thanks to box moth.  Spraying kills some caterpillars, but there are always more!  I think it has several breeding cycles per year."
7 hours ago
Tim Bucknall replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Anyone know name please
"Theres an app called '@Seek' by inaturalist that's very good for identifying weeds/ wildflowers."
7 hours ago
Graham Taylor replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Anyone know name please
"I've found Tryclpyr ( available as Garlon, Blaster.....) the most effective solution for ground elder. Killed large establish areas of it always with one application. "
8 hours ago
Jake Piechowicz replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Newly laid lawn problem , anyIdeas
"Looks like weed killer or scorched by fertiliser that hasn't been watered in"
19 hours ago
Jonathan Davidson replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Newly laid lawn problem , anyIdeas
"have they hosed it off using a hose pipe that has been laying out in the sun? At this time of year a hosepipe containing sitting water before the fresh stuff comes through can get pretty hot"
20 hours ago
Sean Clarke replied to Peter sellers's discussion Box blight
"Indeed, I was replying to Oliver who said it was the worst year he'd known for caterpillar."
20 hours ago
Honey Badger replied to Peter sellers's discussion Box blight
"Box blit minimal, some frost damage.
Starting to see box Wood caterpillar on the west Berkshire/Hampshire boarder. Got all my customers putting out pheromone traps and spraying with nematodes.
Time to give up on box now me thinks."
20 hours ago
Busy Bee Garden Services Limited replied to Peter sellers's discussion Box blight
"It's all caterpillar for us, not one customer has avoided it even though we spray, spray, spray although very minor for us."
20 hours ago
Honey Badger replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Anyone know name please
"You can dig out all the roots by hand. Very time consuming and will take a couple of years to get rid. Glyphospate is more efficient.
I suggest you get yourself a book on wild flowers to help you identify weeds.
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20 hours ago
Honey Badger replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Newly laid lawn problem , anyIdeas
" I'm thinking someone applied lawn fertlzer by hand very badly."
20 hours ago
Peter sellers replied to Peter sellers's discussion Box blight
"That looks like box moth caterpillar not blight?"
21 hours ago
David Benson replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Anyone know name please
"as Billy and Peter say but dont expect one treatment to get rid of it you might have to give it four or five goes over a coupple of years "
21 hours ago
David Benson replied to Stephen r Brook-Smith's discussion Newly laid lawn problem , anyIdeas
" it lookes very dry some of the plants at the side look like they could have been weed killed and all way round the edge a good water and a high nitrogen feed will sort the red thred out if that is what it is "
21 hours ago
Sean Clarke replied to Peter sellers's discussion Box blight
"Saw this one today, wasn't like that last week!"
21 hours ago
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