A low skill method of rendering a garden wall? - Rendering garden walls

[MsCabbage]

I have read a lot about rendering and I am familiar with the concept of basecoats, keying etc.. but wondered if that was necessary for a garden wall?

I have a naked 2m x 5m breeze block retaining wall in my garden. I want to paint it with a warm coloured masonary paint, but hate the idea of being able to see it is breeze blocks after. Obviously, a quick skim would disguise the blocks - sadly I have no experience with skimming and remembering how long I can spend filling a 10p sized hole with polyfilla I would rather not go there.

So, I have brought the troyalean gun from screwfix and wondered if I could spatter the wall with something cementy and sticky to cover the blocks? If I can could someone please give me some advice?

This is my first post *types shyly*

[Tony McC]

Tyrolean - named after the region of the alps where this type of render was first made popular.

You need to use the correct blend of fine aggregate (sand) and special cement. luckily for you, this all comes in a single bag to which you add the stated volume of water and splatter away to your hearts content. As long as you adequately mask and protect those areas yu don't want to render, it's a doddle, honest!

Here's a handy weblink with lots more info.

[ianh64]

The handy weblink is nolonger valid ... is there an alternative link? I tried searching for render on the lafarge website and found nothing useful.

Alternatively if anyone has hints/tips/links to rendering a garden wall it would be appreciated.

I am particularly interested in how to create a crisp corner between face and top of wall. Can I use beading and if so, but do I put it on before the first coat (presumably it will get covered) are immediately before the final coad - how do I fix it?

My wall is an oval so its not going to have a straight edge.