How To Render A Wall | COMPLETE BEGINNERS GUIDE...FULL PROCESS!

In today's video, I'm going to show you the full process on how to render a wall - from start to finish! This is a mammoth tutorial where we cover a variety of subjects!
I'll show you how to render exterior walls with topics covering:
- How to apply your first coat of render
- The mix you need for success (sand cement render with a pinch of lime)
- The secret to getting extra strength in your render to avoid cracking
- The big reason why you need Lime in your render mix
- How to fix exterior corner beads
- The 1st thing you need to do before you even start rendering
- The correct way to float a wall so it's DEAD FLAT
- The best way to get a flat, smooth, finish wall
These are the subjects we'll cover! It's a massive tutorial so make sure you get comfortable because it's a beast! Check out the tools we used in this video:
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Marshallotown Plastering trowel: amzn.to/3Zs3PB9
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Ox Featheredge - amzn.to/3MOTLxt
For more videos on rendering check out our other videos below:
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Thanks for watching
See you on the next one
Blaine!

[@apachehelicopter9032]

Remember when social media and KZbin was just a repository of KNOWLEDGE. Thank you 👍

[@user-rn3rd1df5z]

Great job and explanation. Champ

[@davidlittlewood8850]

Reason I like to watch this guy is he explains everything he doesn’t miss a thing so you can use his videos as a great reference because everything is going to be there.🌹

[@andrewgarland3339]

Just did my first ever render on a very, very rough wall, completely shot concrete retaining wall, holes, very uneven and all of Blaines advice made it so much easier, - Thanks so much keep up the posts!

[@kingkongdingalong9260]

Over Concrete lol... Blue grit?

[@glengrimsdale4]

I’m improving from total novice to producing a finish that I am proud of, thanks to you Blaine. Really appreciate all your guidance and tips

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Well done my friend...you should be proud! Thanks for watching and keep up the good work 👍

[@jeremiahmwaluputa]

Thanks bro you really doing good job

[@calbrock6302]

Absolutely HUGE thank you for this! I’m about to have a go at patching up some render on the top half of our house, I learnt so much from this! Cheers!

[@jcameron2554]

Thanks for the tips, very helpful video. I'm part of a club in the North East that runs large model steam trains. The concrete cast arches are tired and have suffered surface cracks and material falling away. I'm hoping that with the aid of your videos (watched the steps, and cills already), that I can make repairs to the arches and make them good. Much cheaper than making new moulds, knocking the old concrete ones out, and casting new ones. Thanks for your helpful videos. Wish me luck

[@werdna21]

I’m currently doing a rendering / skimming course at college for ten weeks to get a basic understanding, your videos really come in handy and explain what I’m leaning to a new level. I’m hoping one day I can take this up as a career. Thanks for creating these videos

[@SuperMarkdoyle]

Excellent tutorial 👌

[@loferbarsana1102]

Pp

[@mattysykes2121]

Good luck

[@etypebuxton8929]

Redtube is a

[@RealShadowYT]

find a plasterer and builder work as a apprentice/labourer while you do your course like i do learn much quicker and better iv already started plastering after 7/8 months with no course

[@rowanfinch5163]

Thank you for taking the time to film and publish this very helpful video. Thanks to you I had a go and re-rendering parts of my garage wall. Not to your professional standard obviously, but I'm pleased with the result and will take on a bigger rendering project next time.

[@josephinetowl7237]

Great video and tips. It has jogged my memory as I’d forgotten about scratch coats, floats etc well most of what I learnt really. Thank you, have got a couple of walls to do and now feel confident again.

[@markosborne5510]

Excellent video.You make it look easy like all good spreads,keep the videos coming really informative 👏

[@morganchetty7593]

" For beginners only ". Your explaination & work was easy to understand for a beginner. Thankyou very much.

[@aldunning6118]

Great video as always, inspiring everyone to have a go. Lovely job!

[@patrickdaly2121]

Good to watch a master at work. Thanks for your good advice.

[@jameshighley651]

absolutely fantastically explained process, clear and concise. referencing different stages as you went through. thanks so much! very helpful

[@6tgr]

Thank you for the excellent walk through. Your demonstration is a great start for an indoor brick fireplace that needs rendering (and plastering?) to install a new wood heater.

[@karolbianga3631]

Spotless... Many Thanks Blaine for your time and efforts to make this video.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it...cheers 👍

[@wayneholden6581]

Good thing about your videos is the way you do em there's no messing about you explain everything as you go along . I'm a plumber by trade and I love watching your videos keep up the good work fella awesome

[@kernowdrewsta]

Such a satisfying video to watch, great skill. Thank you.

[@joel007morris2]

Excellent. Thanks so much . Decided to do my own render as having work done.

[@andrewcomey]

Well done! Great informative tute. Thanks I'm up the roof to render my chimney today!

[@richardmuller9179]

Amazing to watch. Planning to render my house with the guidance and help of a professional. Your vids are so easy to follow. Great finish 😊

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you! I really appreciate that - good luck with your rendering

[@liamoleary31]

Nice job . Clear instructions. Thanks

[@MrMagsimus]

One of the best explained videos I come across , what a great teacher .. took time and effort ❤👍👍 cheers pal

[@larsonlarkin632]

Great video! Thank you for posting this. Superb explanation.

[@babarajan123]

Very nice, quality work. Thank you. Lots of patience and dedication are required for rendering.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thanks for watching…I really appreciate it!

[@garyadams505]

Great video good description, as a spreader my self I was showing this as an example to one of my kids 👍👍well done keep up the good work.

[@AleenCocom-ur5nf]

Such great teaching,people pay to learn u showing it step by step is ah good thing,great work

[@lubo9364]

Amazing videos , thank you for sharing 🙏🏼

[@johnverlander2896]

I have subbed in the past small render jobs this vid is very helpful for evaluating the quality and workmanship in the future

[@andrefrazier6741]

Great Job! Short , sweet and direct, I learned some more.....Thanks

[@philtate6360]

Thanks for sharing, it's given me a basic understanding

[@Kyleinasailing]

Nice and clear and no bull.....well done, thank you.

[@armoris66]

Another Top video mate. 👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@paulgiles6096]

I’ve actually been plastering30 years but have still picked up a few handy tips of your videos . Great stuff Blaine👍👍🙂

[@giftneggrodemas3785]

Respect 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@JaiJai-by4tp]

I would suggest you retire if you need a KZbin amature to show you how to do your job after 30 years

[@paulgiles452]

@@JaiJai-by4tp Firstly I said I have picked up a few handy tips not tried to learn my job . Secondly I certainly would not consider Blain an Amateur! Thirdly I have run my own very successful plastering and building business for over 25 years with many thousands of very satisfied customers. And finally I am not so stupid that I can’t see that so many plasterer work different ways and after 30 years I still love see how others work and as you obviously do the same going by how the read comments on you tube vids hopefully it might open your mind a bit.🤣

[@JaiJai-by4tp]

@paulgiles452 Sorry Paul but like you I've been I the trade longer than I care to remember and there's nothing in this vid that an experienced tradesman can Learn that's a simple fact of what's here.

[@JaiJai-by4tp]

@paulgiles452 if he's using a paddle mixer to mix cement instead of a cement mixer its amateurish fir how it mixes abd how much is needed to do the job

[@deluxewaterless7229]

This guy is a great teacher. Thanks so much Sir.

[@deondouglas241]

Nice job. Hope I can get the steps good to help myself when rendering my own wall. Keep up the fine work. Appreciate this video.

[@onisiforosonisiforou]

Best render video I've seen. well done and thank you !!!!

[@andrewgibbons8159]

Fantastic video for diy rendering. Much appreciated

[@modbod75]

Great video and I'm contemplating having a go at rendering my ground floor extension. A couple of quick questions though, the first is I have an outside tap and the flue for the boiler on the wall so is it a case of ruling around them to try and get a flat wall and secondly is there a formula for coverage so I don't mix far to much or far to little ie 2 bags of sand 1/2 bag of cement per metre

[@jamienoonan1186]

Thanks, great info. You made it look easy but I can imagine there's more to it. I am going to try and re render my garden walls.

[@desimundainuk5617]

Love your videos always learn something new

[@owenegglestone7393]

Easy to follow, great explanations and tips.

[@BJFProductions]

Thought the exact same thing myself, you go girl! 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@phillhart2990]

Super helpful - thanks so much!!

[@stonegrit]

That was brilliant tutorial man, & a lovely lad👍

[@r.d.1991]

You are a craftsman and a gent. Great vid! Thank you. 👍

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it 👍

[@paulelscey2465]

Hi great video very informative .I done plenty of plastering inside learned my self over the years .but now I got my extension to render to match the house and it pebble dashed what would the process be for this thanks

[@nigellake7515]

Excellent video. Rendering a swimming pool this week for the first time. Fingers crossed. Bit my first floor screed a couple of years ago and that came out perfect so with this info, it should go well! Thank you

[@andrejskabals6644]

Most understandable video about rendering. Thank you.

[@arshadmahmood2955]

Brilliant work mate 🙂👍✌

[@wahidmahmood9169]

Amazing work very informative video for me and many others viewing ur work,u have explained the plastering steps beautifully thank u 🙏 again

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you so much my friend! I really appreciate...cheers 👍

[@miketaylor7440]

Just watched this all the way through - great advice for someone who wants to attempt this job.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you and good luck!!

[@jobharath2812]

Really amazing video content. Highly clever man 🙏🏽👍🏽👌🏽

[@markdjmlewis65]

Quality tradesman. Easy to follow and looks fantastic.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you mate!!

[@ricecake4388]

New follower 👣👣I did this growing up so with saying that you forget the process.. You explained very well thank you 🙏❤🙏

[@veeb6970]

Clean work!

[@DaveDoogan-gw7jd]

Excellent video 👍👀

[@CRO13B]

Interesting video. Over here in Australia traditional cement render we do in one coat approximately 10mm thick, only time you’d do a scratch coat is if the brickwork was crap and you need to make the render thicker to compensate and get a flat surface. We use fine clean sand, cement and builders clay and add about a cap full of bycol (soapy type of liquid solution) to the water for the perfect mix! Without bycol the cement mixture tends to separate (water separates from sand & cement in the wheel barrow) and makes application a lot harder. No waterproofing in mixture and finished surface is painted.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you for sharing your perspective on how it's done on your side of the river. Very interesting...thank you pal. It was great hearing from you 👍

[@awesomestepdad5311]

Hi CRO13B. I'm in Hunter Valley area, Sydney too. Do you render full time? Wanting to see first hand for a day how it's done so i can render my place. I'm a painter and decorator. Huge fan of the rotors too of course!! Cheers.

[@CRO13B]

@@awesomestepdad5311 hey mate, no it’s been almost 20 years since I was rendering full time so I can’t really help you out. To be honest it’s not something you can learn in a day. Theoretically it’s straight forward but in practice it takes time (I’d say a year) to learn and get the feel and understanding of.

[@brenyboy26]

great explanation. thanks for your time

[@tonboy8518]

Just subscribed mate thanks for great advice and videos

[@jaabirphillips4464]

Great tutorial, thank you

[@michaellyne8773]

Thank you for sharing your skillful tutorial, very easy to understand, and you made this task look easy, thank you again, wishing you and your family a good Christmas, thanks again.

[@naweedshirzai7983]

Cheers mate that was amazing you explained perfectly 👍👍

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@soundbwoyseez1600]

Good video mate & nice finish. I started out as a plasterer as my main trade, and am a handyman/Chippy now . I haven't rendered for a while, but I still do joining plastering at times. You gave me a quick remind of the simple process as specially if u know the trade. Thanks mate keep up the good work. 👍

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you mate! Its great to hear from another spread so thank you for watching - I really appreciate...Cheers.

[@paulnosek714]

Great Video man

[@johnklansek8898]

Brillant demo Blaine easy to understand

[@davidrichards3851]

First time attempting to render an outhouse. Great explanation. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

👍👍👍

[@casandranmclayton7142]

Nice Job,am going to watch this while am doing my house soon,thank you for making this video 👍

[@classifiedinformation6353]

Subscribed! Thanks for the informational video. I will be doing some interior plastering on my 1845 brick house in the future. My 1890s shop needs a protective surface on it's north facing wall. This wall was once the interior wall of a building that used to be joined to my building. The old brick is very soft and deteriorating due to weather exposure. Wish me good luck! John Bethel, Missouri. USA

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Good luck my friend and thank you for watching! Hope it’s helped 👍👍

[@mobidick6064]

One of the best educational video

[@aftabshah3767]

Really fantastic job and video and well explained..cheers

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you my friend!!

[@brizey01]

Great video. Really helpful, thanks!

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you my friend!!!

[@brianvolk8794]

Good job mate , I need to be competent in trowel on render to obtain a certificate in painting and decorating in Australia and you have helped me a lot cheers 👍

[@claudineygontijo614]

Thanks for this - it helped a bunch!

[@fayjurrahman7218]

You done a excellent job

[@willm437]

Great job just like normal mate looks awesome I like the steps to step process that's Pucka 👍👍

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you so much matey. I really appreciate that ☺️

[@FrazerrHD]

Great vid. Just a quick question have you ever changed a trowel handle? Got a nela premium and the handle is awful i think i like the trowel tho so im thinking of putting a marshalltown handle on it. Do you think this would work? Thanks

[@williamkenyon3098]

what an awesome video gives loads of confidence

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thanks mate! I really appreciate that 👍

[@odettemcfarlane296]

Thanks for this lesson Blaine!!

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thanks for watching my friend!!

[@Calthesnaz_waz12]

You always do a great job ,the only place i go for plastering and rendering info ....ps im getting pretty good at it aswell thanks

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Then you so much. I really appreciate it!

[@naomiemartelli4286]

Really clear & informative video. I also love the render & garage door colours. Could you please let me know what they are? Thanks so much 🙏⭐️

[@jCrItCh5]

Top Stuff, All The Best...

[@ronvas3316]

Very clear guid to tge process, thanks, will attempt my first render based on the process. RON.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thanks for watching and good luck!! Cheers

[@werdna21]

Hey Blaine, how do you measure how much gear you need on rendering ? I’ve got some garden walls coming up and have no idea how much sand and cement to order! I don’t want to over order or over fill a huge bucket and be left with it made up.

[@h.b2029]

Excellent. Very helpful. Thanks. God bless.

[@toofypeg7931]

Super video! Cheers mate

[@foziachaudary7299]

thanks! lots of great tips!

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Cheers pal!!

[@crankman88]

Beautiful job thank you 🎉

[@elyzeceus5791]

Great job bro

[@simonablett8613]

Great video (as always). Quick question: I am new to rendering and need to patch a 10 foot by 5 foot section of wall from which the render has detached. I am considering using a silicon render for the top coat as I believe it has good hydrostatic qualities, and is supposedly easy to apply. Should I still use a sand and cement render for my basecoat? I have watched a number of KZbin videos (including some of yours), but I am still not clear on this.

[@georgemiller4883]

Magic .joy to view.

[@martinhiggins585]

Hi. Novice question. Roughly how thick should each coat be. I was going to buy 15mm beading but the more I read on the net the more confused I'm getting. I'm having a go after watching your channel on a garden concrete block seating area. Regards. Martin

[@JoeyBlogs007]

Great video.

[@jeremybrambles7992]

Great video straight to the point with all the facts well done

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you!

[@alexkent2248]

Thanks mate, great video 💪 I was wondering how long to leave between stages, ie how much does the render have go off before you can ruler it, float it and sponge it?

[@Eileen0656]

Hi Blaine You have inspired me to render my wall adjoining my neighbour. It is a retaining wall as we are on a slope. there are drainage holes along the wall near ground level. the property was built in the 60's so there is some damp patches on the bricks. I obviously need to clean the wall and get all the loose mortar and eroded brickwork out before I start but....... do I need to treat the wall before rendering and if so what with?

[@marinosmarinos5584]

A nice video Very useful for beginners,thank u!If you use metallic guides for plastering after work can u remove them and reuse to make another wall?

[@joestales1185]

Hi blaine, don't know if you'll reply but i have 2 questions. 1. Would you be able to do a vid on skim coating? 2. would i be able to put damp seal on brick then put bonding on to that brick when the damp seal is still sticky? finishing with multifinish

[@gaborszabad451]

Hello, Thanks a lot for usefull video. How did you install the corner profile? Thanks

[@zulfiqarali-fm2vs]

You are very good at it matey 🤝👍👍

[@brianp7022]

Thank you for taking time to share this…as a diy’er I’m seriously thinking of rendering the front of my house which is half brick with Tudor cladding which I will remove. What are your thoughts on the monocouche render? is this easier for a novice as I would prefer a ready mix 😂 and should I use netting? Many thanks Bri