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I've not blogged for a while, a combination of idleness and high workload getting our new website and internal systems up and running made me take my eye off the ball but an interesting debate has arisen from our recent invitation to help Alan T

After the cold spell temperatures are beginning to rise again above 5 degrees! This has got lots of people asking how does K Rend accelerator work. K Rend Accelerator is a liquid additive used to reduce the waiting time before scraping K R

K REND BASE COATS Standard UF Base, UF Fibre Base, HP12, HP14, HPX Base Primary coat, where required, should be applied to substrates as preparation for subsequent coats of K Rend scraped texture finishes. Thickness should be as per product spe

The use of timber cladding and elaborate wood detailing in new builds and refurbs seems to be on the increase in a big way. When wood is skillfully used in a contemporary design along with a great looking render such as those by K Rend or Parex

We've specialised in repairing renders for many years now from the design and development to on-site application of our specially designed patented Mendrend range of products we have been focused on customer service as a core driver of our busin

It's started. The phone has rang a couple of times this week with customers a little flabbergasted that the thin coat render they applied a few days ago has washed off in the last rain shower with a slightly accusatory tone in their voice. All

We have briefly mentioned in previous blog articles some of the benefits and reasons you might want use an external render system, but it is worth further elaborating on these points and more as to why rendering an external wall is beneficial to

Render systems are available in all sorts of colours, styles, finishes and textures and whilst they all vastly improve the appearance of a building, their suitability and appropriateness vary from factors such as the building substrate to planni

The result of a well-applied render system is a fantastic looking finish, designed to give old and tired-looking exteriors a new lease of life. However, this is only true if the chosen render system - such as K Rend - is applied correctly. Inco

As we have written about before, large cracks in render can be an indication of a major problem in the substrate. However, smaller and much less serious fissures can also appear. These fissures tend to be a lot smaller than cracks (around 0.1-3m