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Green Building Bible, fourth edition (both books)
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    • CommentAuthorcjard
    • CommentTimeOct 23rd 2016
     
    I have a brick inner, stone outer, rubble filled wall. The outer stone layer had a window cut in it and now the opening is supported by a large steel. We deliberately recessed the steel about 3 inches and all the build back bricks to support the stone because the original plan was to clad it with cuttings of stone removed from the wall, then strip the pebbledash from the rest of the stone wall, so the whole thing would look stone

    I've since changed my mind abo removing the dash, as it seems to be a vital weather resisting component, is a huge amount of work, waste, and I'm not that bothered to see the stone (it would also upset he industrial character making it look more like a barn), so it's giong the get sandtex Plymouth grey on it instead. Around he window there will be a decorative band of buff render, and above this a bit of pebbledash needs patching in

    This leaves me with a recess in the wall 3 inches deep that I need to fill with something that won't crack or drop off. Whatever it is will need to take a render, and be mortared to the wall. It could also be mechanically fixed with concrete screws. It'll probably need to be about 2 inch thick to allow back mortaring and also face rendering/dashing

    It's the dark heavy outline in this beautiful sketch:
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    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeOct 23rd 2016
     
    Polystyrene and expanded metal fixed over it.

    Nice if the stepped out detail is built so water can't get in behind it and ditto the new old join
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeOct 23rd 2016
     
    Woodwool board (not wood fibre, a rigid board of concrete bound woodwool - Celenit is one brand, there are others). It's designed to take render and/or stainless fixing screws with plastic washers.
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    Wot tony said - except that I would probably use the glass mesh and adhesive render as per EWI in place of the expanded metal, just on the basis that I would find it easier to work with and I probably have some around the place.

    I think you are right about the render being a vital weather resisting component
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