Thread: A "not so Grand Design" in Ubon Ratchathani

Ok, I'm stupid...what do you mean by "rendering", is it putting the top coat of plaster/concrete on the walls?

^ usually yes

Originally Posted by Topper

Ok, I'm stupid...what do you mean by "rendering", is it putting the top coat of plaster/concrete on the walls?

rendering = plastering. Applying either a sand and cement mix over brick walls, or using a special pre-made mix for AAC blocks as we have.
Such as this stuff:


I think the americans call it "stucco" ?

^I think stucco refers to a certain type of finish, from what I understand how it's done here in PH. You can choose not to paint over a stucco-finish wall. (from what I've seen in projects here)

Rendering = plastering = "palitada" in Tagalog (for Topper)

From what I've seen here in PH, after the wall has been made using CHB, they render it using a cement-sand mixture. Then if not skimping on money, they apply a skim coat before painting with primer. (If low budget, sometimes they skip the skim coat.) They apply 2 coats of primer then the top coat.

@mike - I hear you re: choosing tiles & whatnot. I've been to a Wilcon Depot (large depot here) and there are so many tiles, paints, bathroom fixtures etc to choose from! I wasn't doing a house build then but the depot was near an office that I visited, so I made the detour. I've taken pics of the tiles & paints that I fancied. Lol.

Thanks for the updates!