Render garage wall or lay new patio slabs first?

mallen

Hi, I am doing some DIY and home improvements and going to be replacing some knackered patio slabs. I am also getting quotes for my house to be rendered. Which should I look at doing first. Should I lay the new patio slabs then arrange for the rendering after or render first then lay new slabs? Thanks

Le_Kirk

Render first and then slabs, otherwise you are in danger of rendering your newly laid patio slabs - unless the patios is some distance from the house walls.

TELLIT01

I would say exactly the opposite.  There should be a gap between the bottom of the render and the slabs to prevent damp issues.  Laying the slabs first also eliminates the risk of the render being hit as the slabs are laid.  The contractor will lay some form of covering to protect the slabs.

neilmcl

TELLIT01 said:

I would say exactly the opposite.  There should be a gap between the bottom of the render and the slabs to prevent damp issues.  Laying the slabs first also eliminates the risk of the render being hit as the slabs are laid.  The contractor will might lay some form of covering to protect the slabs.

Corrected that for you.

What are you laying the slab on, sand, concrete? If the latter then you'll have to wait a period before they've fully cured to take the weight of the scaffold for the render plus they may get damaged. I'd get the render job out of the way first, you never see house builders laying pavings etc before the all the exterior finishes are complete first.

Davesnave

I would render first. While most reputable builders/plasterers aren't careless, scaffolders are, to say the least, a mixed bunch.

FreeBear

Davesnave said: I would render first. While most reputable builders/plasterers aren't careless, scaffolders are, to say the least, a mixed bunch.

Next door had their garage rendered a few years back - It forms the boundary between our two plots, so I 'spose it could be considered a party wall... The lads that did the rendering left a right mess even after I told them to put some sheets down. They didn't, nor did they clean up afterwards <grrrr>.

Render first. Any debris can be raked back into the sub-base of the slabs. Don't put the slabs hard up against the house - Leave enough space for a french drain (just a thick layer of gravel).

Davesnave

FreeBear said:

Davesnave said: I would render first. While most reputable builders/plasterers aren't careless, scaffolders are, to say the least, a mixed bunch.

The lads that did the rendering left a right mess even after I told them to put some sheets down. They didn't, nor did they clean up afterwards <grrrr>.

The key word in my post was 'reputable.' I live in a village and we have our own version of Trustpilot!

Le_Kirk

Le_Kirk said:

Render first and then slabs, otherwise you are in danger of rendering your newly laid patio slabs - unless the patios is some distance from the house walls.

TELLIT01 said:

I would say exactly the opposite.  There should be a gap between the bottom of the render and the slabs to prevent damp issues.  Laying the slabs first also eliminates the risk of the render being hit as the slabs are laid.  The contractor will lay some form of covering to protect the slabs.

There you go, just what you wanted, two opposing views!