about to go bed, will answer tomo. are you experienced with rendering? its not something to take on as a novice. have you uses a hawk and trowel b4? look 4ward to reply
it is concrete block 5m x 4m x 2.5m high situated in a very open area of the garden so a wooden shed wouldn't last long
Surface area of your shed is 45 m sq. times approx 1 cm thick so your total is about 0.5 cubic meters (500 litres). The bags of premix usually have a 3:1 mix so that should be easy to work out how many bags you would need.
Get a half a tonne of sand and a dozen bags of cement and you'll probably need another wheelbarrow full to finish it(sod's law). Mr. HandyAndy - really
See the first posting on this webpage for a rendering/screed estimator http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=13
i don't often comment on here anymore because the forum is over run by idiots, however this thread seems fairly sensible so i will just say theat nearn is correct and 3:1 is far too strong. do the 5:1 route and it won't blow.
Well thank's everybody for all the info glad you guy's dont charge. But then maybe it's not a bad idea after all just think of all that money you guy's could make. Well thank's again, watch this space might need info on how to remove render in the near future if things dont go right
Pva the walls first with 5:1 mix ,then if youve not done any before nail some 10mm batterns vertically at 1 m interval then you can use these with a staight end to gauge the depth and saw any excess off with a sideways and upwards action when it starts to go of a bit.keep the mix wettish as well. Just take your time a keep some clean boards under the area you are working to catch what you drop and reuse. Cheers and good luck