newbiee Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 could anybody tell me exactly what crepi is please? can i use it the same as exterior paint?probably a stupid question, but you only know what you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 try this, it is in French though[url]http://www.brico.be/wabs/fiches/pdf/fr/3-4.pdf[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maude Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 On the same subject,our house is very very rough coated in crepi,and is vitually impossible to re paint with either crepi rollers,brush and have even tried a spray gun-cost more in paint than a re rendering job.Anyone any ideas on smoothing over the surface with tyrollean finish or other material.The idea of hacking off the render and repointing rustic style is out due to previous blocked opennings in a different material from the original.Advice much apreciated. Maude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiee Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 [quote user="robbie"]try this, it is in French though[url]http://www.brico.be/wabs/fiches/pdf/fr/3-4.pdf[/url][/quote]Thanks. but can anybody tell me, in English, what crepi is, and how it differs from paint. thanks [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I know nothing about crepi but having Googled the word I came up with this.http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/cr%C3%A9piDon't blame me for the accuracy etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Well Newbeei I can only relate from a house that we tried buying and had surveyed.The inside had crepi which to my mind was similar to Tyrolean but sharper - if you had fallen against an inside wall you would have done yourself a lot of damage.The surveyor said that you either hack it off with great difficulty of you render it smooth.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 IMO crepi is a devil material whose sole purpose in life is to sap the will to live from the person trying to apply it.However, I am told that it is more like a plaster than a paint although some do use it as a type of textured paint to give raised or patterned finishes both inside and out.Outside it's ok but IMO it is not suitable for inteiors as it's too rough & not very attractive even when done well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 It is a textured finish and can be used both inside and outside (there are 2 types).It is applied with a trowel (its a bit like plaster with sand in!) then finished with a roller which can have various patterns, so that the pattern appears on the crepi.I have used it on the ceiling in my kitchen to cover the gaps and 'imperfections' [:$] of the plasterboard.It is tremendously difficult to remove from surfaces - hence my use only on the plasterboard [:'(] ceiling !You may get an idea of the surface (done with an ordinary paint roller) from this picture[IMG]http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/alexhudghton/cramauxjuly2007038.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiee Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Thanks for all the replies folks.I've used it externally - do I need to paint over it? or is it a finished surface in itself? (It was a b*****d to apply! I won't be using it again!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 [quote user="newbiee"]I've used it externally - do I need to paint over it? or is it a finished surface in itself?[/quote]If it is good quality exterior crepi there is no need to paint. Normally the crepi is coloured anyway.DannyPS I'm not a builder or a decorator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilnfield Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Hi, I know you've had some replies to your question but I'd just like to add a bit more.It's easy to be confused by crepi because the term is used for two entirely different products. In the supermarkets and DIY stores you will see 5 & 10 litre buckets of "crepi" which has the appearance of very thick emulsion and which you can spread, brush or roller on your walls and create a textured finish (a bit like artex). The other product is a mixture of chaux (lime) and sand and this is used as a form of roughcast render which is generally thrown onto the walls from a trowel. the type of finish you end up with depends on the chaux (de paviers or blanche) and the coarseness of the sand. A nice smooth finish needs the sand to be sieved through a fine riddle. Also, when using chaux blanche for your exterior work the colour of the finished job depends on the colour of sand that you use. The same materials are used for building with stone or block instead of using cement.Hope this hasn't added to your confusion.Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 That's very helpful, John. I had wondered how the stuff in the plastic tubs could produce the rough-cast type finish. Now I know that it doesn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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