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2 Day Weekend External Rendering Courses

Who should take this course? Any person wishing to learn new skills.

We are Number 1 in the UK for delivering this External Rendering and Pebbledashing plastering course. This course covers  applying render, scratch coats, top coats, pebbledashing and pargetting. The course training is hands on.

For those experienced already, we offer advanced rendering training courses. We are not only Instructors but also still on the tools as well so we know what we are doing so you achieve exceptional results; what else would you expect.

External Rendering Courses are for 2 days and for 5 Day Rendering courses click here City and Guilds Accreditated

Prior to the practical course you receive upon deposit, the goldtrowel pebbledashing and flat rendering film on DVD or VHS video

• waterproof scratch coat
• flat render
• pebbledashing
• tyrolean finish
• ashlar
• panelwork
• pargetting
• Krend course

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Real life case study of 2 students from Goldtrowel, Luke and Joss flat rendering a bunglow extension.

Questions for your Training Provider prior to booking onto your course?

• Why Scratch coat?
• Differents types of Dashing?
• Different types of preparation for all backgrounds?
• Types of Mesh?
• Scrape back renders and certain shortfalls.
• Difference between sands and cements and the correct mix ratios over all substrates.
• What causes Renders to crack if not prepared correctly?

These are key questions and it fundamentally important that you should know these basic answers to the above.

Course Structure:

• Introduction - Types of mixes and expectations
• Cut and Fix Angle Beads and Bellcast Beads
• Apply scratch coats to all areas, including window walls returns etc..
• Application of Topcoats
• Rub smooth to a Flat render finish
• Pebbledashing
• Pargetting
• Panelwork
• Synthetic Renders and its application.
• Course Handouts
• Q&A's

Any person who is quite fit as plastering rendering and pebbledashing are hands on trades, skills with hawk and trowel would be to an advantage,using sand and cement in all mixes, we are experts in all renders from synthetic renders to old school mixes. It is most important to understand the cycle of sand and cement and also the variants in types of mixes for the correct background. If you want to learn plastering for diy do it yourself purposes or for advancement in your profession

These courses are ideal for builders, painters, bricklayers, and other construction trades who wish to advance there careers

If you are starting out in plastering as a plasterer these are the ideal crash courses.

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