Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 May 07, 2015 9:29 pm I'm thinking about attaching stone cladding (aka stackstone) to a pier at the front of my house - the pier has painted render on top of bricks, is it ok to attach the stone directly to the rendered surface, or does it need to be removed back to the bare brick and some sort of board attached? Re: Attaching Stone Cladding to Rendered Brick Wall 2May 07, 2015 11:53 pm I think you need to get rid of the paint layer only. Re: Attaching Stone Cladding to Rendered Brick Wall 3May 14, 2015 11:37 am As TBH says you could try removing the paint and/or render but it may be stuck on really well and you may do some damage trying to remove it. A scraper or wide cold chisel would be the best bet and a fair bit of elbow grease. If the paint and render is too hard to remove and you are going to glue the stone onto the pier then you could use a decent primer over the paint so the glue adheres to it. You just have to do some homework and decide which paint/primer/glue combo is compatible with each other. Stewie Re: Attaching Stone Cladding to Rendered Brick Wall 4May 14, 2015 4:43 pm Use Mapei Kerra Bond plus adhesive with isolastic 50 additive. This will stick to the render Da Vinci Outdoor Living Architectural landscaping http://www.davincioutdoor.com Re: Attaching Stone Cladding to Rendered Brick Wall 5May 16, 2015 8:12 pm Ideally the render should be removed. Stack stone or tiles in general are pretty heavy and can actually pull the render off. It might last a while, but you won't find an experienced tiler guarantee it This is the same reason why villa board in bathrooms where there is tiles can't be glued, it must be nailed at 200mm centres All you need it a light duty chipping hammer with a wide blade and a bit of patience. Re: Attaching Stone Cladding to Rendered Brick Wall 6Jul 06, 2021 8:03 pm decryption I'm thinking about attaching stone cladding (aka stackstone) to a pier at the front of my house - the pier has painted render on top of bricks, is it ok to attach the stone directly to the rendered surface, or does it need to be removed back to the bare brick and some sort of board attached? Hi. Did you ever go ahead with this ? I am in same position I want to put stack stone on my rendered walls and wondered if itβs possible? The spacing of the studs looks pretty large especially for a load bearing wall. 3 11194 Cheers. The painted render is a bit chalky to the touch. To prepare the surface for best adhesion, what would you recommend? Also, given that there must be some… 6 8985 I plan on installing an undercover walkway (awning ??) from my carport to the back door as shown in sketch. I will be using Boxspan Beams and have no concerns regarding… 0 790 |