Rendered white garden wall ideas/how
Discussion
Hi,
We have recently had a extension built and need to redesign our garden and patio area.
We quite like the more contemporary look with selected white rendered garden walls with a grass and paved insert. Our garden is relatively flat rising only 1ft on the one side so are not needing large retaining walls as such and are merely for decoration,and would also include some raised beds.
I am assuming the photographs of examples use a type of breeze block rendered with suitable groundworks ?
Any advice would be gratefully received, i am guessing to get somebody in would be quite expensive so keen to DIY apart from the rendering which would need to be professionally done to look good.
We have recently had a extension built and need to redesign our garden and patio area.
We quite like the more contemporary look with selected white rendered garden walls with a grass and paved insert. Our garden is relatively flat rising only 1ft on the one side so are not needing large retaining walls as such and are merely for decoration,and would also include some raised beds.
I am assuming the photographs of examples use a type of breeze block rendered with suitable groundworks ?
Any advice would be gratefully received, i am guessing to get somebody in would be quite expensive so keen to DIY apart from the rendering which would need to be professionally done to look good.
Edited by Martyn-123 on Thursday 27th March 12:06
Have a look for K-Rend. It's supposed to be a bit painful to put up, but it's pigmented (or summat!) so doesn't have to be painted and will 'never' fade. You order it in the colour you want and when it gets mouldy/dirty, a garden hose and sponge is supposedly enough to bring it back to brand new.
I did something similar at my last place. Would happily do it again (some of those pictures are in my ultimate garden scrapbook already 
).
In terms of construction it's pretty much as you say. A small footing and basic blockwork construction.
Regarding finish you could go with a sand and cement render which you would need to paint or a specialist render such as K-Rend.
In terms of application rendering is tricky. It's your final finish and you're looking for a nice crisp modern look so I'd advise getting a spread to handle that part.
Maintenance as per the comments above. When it rains dirt on your patio/deck/lawn can splash up onto the finish. A quick hose cleans it up though. I went with sand and cement and took the view that I'd give it a lick of paint each spring. I'd probably go with a tinted render next time.
).In terms of construction it's pretty much as you say. A small footing and basic blockwork construction.
Regarding finish you could go with a sand and cement render which you would need to paint or a specialist render such as K-Rend.
In terms of application rendering is tricky. It's your final finish and you're looking for a nice crisp modern look so I'd advise getting a spread to handle that part.
Maintenance as per the comments above. When it rains dirt on your patio/deck/lawn can splash up onto the finish. A quick hose cleans it up though. I went with sand and cement and took the view that I'd give it a lick of paint each spring. I'd probably go with a tinted render next time.
Edited by B17NNS on Thursday 27th March 13:39
We have some rendered walls in the garden but we're getting a lot of efflorescence which I'm not sure what to do about it. Some seems to be from water coming through the blockwork and some looks like it's being soaked up from the ground when it rains.
Always wondered if it would improve if the render didn't actually go all the way to the ground.
Always wondered if it would improve if the render didn't actually go all the way to the ground.
B17NNS said:
I did something similar at my last place. Would happily do it again (some of those pictures are in my ultimate garden scrapbook already ).
In terms of construction it's pretty much as you say. A small footing and basic blockwork construction.
Regarding finish you could go with a sand and cement render which you would need to paint or a specialist render such as K-Rend.
In terms of application rendering is tricky. It's your final finish and you're looking for a nice crisp modern look so I'd advise getting a spread to handle that part.
Maintenance as per the comments above. When it rains dirt on your patio/deck/lawn can splash up onto the finish. A quick hose cleans it up though. I went with sand and cement and took the view that I'd give it a lick of paint each spring. I'd probably go with a tinted render next time.
Hi,).In terms of construction it's pretty much as you say. A small footing and basic blockwork construction.
Regarding finish you could go with a sand and cement render which you would need to paint or a specialist render such as K-Rend.
In terms of application rendering is tricky. It's your final finish and you're looking for a nice crisp modern look so I'd advise getting a spread to handle that part.
Maintenance as per the comments above. When it rains dirt on your patio/deck/lawn can splash up onto the finish. A quick hose cleans it up though. I went with sand and cement and took the view that I'd give it a lick of paint each spring. I'd probably go with a tinted render next time.
Edited by B17NNS on Thursday 27th March 13:39
Thanks for info, do you have a link to your garden scrapbook photographs ?
Regards,
Martyn
Martyn-123 said:
do you have a link to your garden scrapbook photographs ?
It's just a folder on my Mac at home that I put interesting garden pictures in. No link sorry. A couple off my laptop…
Diarmuid Gavin has a few books worth digging out. Plenty on Amazon for a penny a piece plus postage.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Your-Garden-Diarmui...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diarmuid-Gavins-Big-Ideas-...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Outer-Spaces-Diarmuid-Gavi...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Front-Inside-Laurence...
Something I quite fancy trying myself next time is polished concrete. A few guides on youtube. You basically cast the design (planter or whatever) and then polish it to a honed finish. You can obviously mix it up a bit with different aggregates for different effects.
Edited by B17NNS on Thursday 27th March 14:34
Ionkontrol said:
Don't use breezblocks, using 7nm hollow concrete blocks, with proper footings if going high enough and retaining.
A proper scratch coat then render or K-rend if you are feeling flush.
A £20 tin of weathershield and a roller freshens them up every spring. Hose down to keep clean.
This is a good tip. How do you fill the holes for the top layer of brick? A proper scratch coat then render or K-rend if you are feeling flush.
A £20 tin of weathershield and a roller freshens them up every spring. Hose down to keep clean.
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