Wozza Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I did a search on multibat that only gave two results, neither of which really answered my question, which is:Is Multibat suitable for rendering old stone and mud walls internally? I understand that Multibat is lime and cement based - will it allow the wall to breathe sufficiently? We have used Parex Monodecor to repoint some of the walls, but think that this will be a little expensive to use to render. Is it OK to paint the walls after rendering with Multibat?Apologies if this is covering old ground, but I couldn't find a definitive answer and the Multibat leaflet I have is full of technical words that don't appear in my dictionary.Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 hi ok my own views .....stand back for the flak that will come back but........ here goes ... i use multi-bat for everything except concrete, great stuff and easy to use mix it 1-3.5 . I always put a d.p.c in new floors but.... only ever seal " render" one side of the wall ,with the walls having no dpc they need to breathe it does not really matter if it`s inside or out ,so long as one side can breathe is ok so if you render the inside ,point up the out-side, if you render the out-side point up the inside.if you put up stud-work on the inside and the out-side is rendered then leave a cavity and vent it well,hope this helps ???? dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wozza Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Thanks for reply Dave. I'll give it a whirl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 hi ok finnished in multi-bat and then 2 coats of cheap french paint dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Shame about the bits where it has fallen off the wall[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wozza Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 DaveWhat thickness do you manage to get the render to? I have some walls that slope quite a bit and I need them to end up vertical, so it will need to be quite thick in places. Yours looks to be a couple of inches thick around the exposed stones.Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 hi ok suppose you can go as thick as you want ??? or just add more coats ?? have seen some french builders just stick bits of broken roof tiles into the the first or second coat and then re-render.but i am no expert ,if the wall leans I just go with the flow, now if it`s on the outside....... dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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