Welcome DIY and home improvement enthusiasts... We've finally brought our blog in house...! This is the brand new Avant Coatings, Wall Coatings and Exterior Home Improvements weblog

Note to our new members :: In this section of our website, you will find a wealth of information on external walls for buildings and gardens including decoration, protection and renovation. This will range from wallcoatings, wall rendering, cladding, pointing and general wall maintenance.  As we are currently rushed off our feet with exterior wall coatings installations, we will aim to post about once a month for now. 

The major topics cover all external house and building wall renovation such as how to keep your house looking its best externally, what to expect from an exterior wall coatings contractor and occasionally going off on the odd tangent and looking at garden improvements etc from a structural point of view (if you are looking for when to plant your gladioli’s, I’m afraid you’re in the wrong place... if you want ideas on how to achieve stunning house and garden walls, ensuring they don’t deteriorate and keeping them maintenance free for decades... you’re in the right place!).

For those looking to brush up and for a more general overview of each topic, we have several pages on our main website which may be of use.  Our homepage provides a good indication of our services and information regarding exterior wall coatings. We have pages with general informaion on rendering walls, lime rendering, pebble dashing and damp proofing plus many more.

If you share the passion for protection, renovation and repair of exterior walls, why not drop a comment in the window below.

We will also be adding a carefully selected blogroll shortly, so if you think your blog would benefit our readers, drop us a line (industry related blogs only please) and we will add those that fit the bill.

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June 19. 2010 18:40

Terry

This is just what i'm looking for. I've found your rendering webpages really useful. I'll call back when you have more info here.  (can I make a suggestion: The article text could do with being a little bigger)... apart from that, great website!

Terry United Kingdom |

June 19. 2010 18:52

Karl Shaw

Thanks for the comment Terry, no problem, nudged the font size up a tad, looks a little better now. I'll pass your last comment on to our web designers in the IT department, thanks again. (PS - I've really got to update my gravitar icon!)

Karl Shaw United Kingdom |

June 23. 2010 10:38

Pointing brick wall

I know this is a bit long winded but remember that the techniques and materials used when your house was built are a lot different than todays. If you use the wrong materials you could potentially be doing more harm than good. The polymer render (which is relatively new) works as I have used it on a few listed brick buildings without any adverse effects plus the colours are pretty consistant and the ratio is as near perfect as you will get.

Pointing brick wall United Kingdom |

June 27. 2010 13:17

Karl Shaw

Thanks for the comment. I would be very cautious specifying a polymer render on a listed building as you could end up trapping moisture within the wall structure resulting in damp, especially if you used a high silicon polymer. These problems can take years to become apparent and are very difficult and expensive to rectify. Old buildings were built with lime based mortars and renders, they should be restored using the same techniques and materials. I agree with you about polymer renders, the product and colour are very consistent. I will be posting an in depth blog on this very subject very soon... so stay tuned!

Karl Shaw United Kingdom |

June 29. 2010 15:33

Aluminum Fence

Well, great resource of information, homepage provides a good indication of your services and information regarding exterior wall coatings.

Aluminum Fence United States |




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