Temporary finish for breeze blobks

[david thorpe]

I have a smallish extension on my house which for the CH boiler.

It's made from breeze blocks, properly roofed etc. However, it should be finshed with a layer of stones to match the house but I can't afford to do this yet.

I have no experience of working with breeze blocks.

Is there any way I can weatherproof it and pretty it up a little?

David

[Christian McArdle]

Sand/cement render and masonry paint?

Christian.

[Mary Fisher]

We just used masonry paint on the garage, made a huge difference.

Mary

[Owain]

"david thorpe" wrote | I have a smallish extension on my house which for the CH boiler. | It's made from breeze blocks, properly roofed etc. However, it | should be finshed with a layer of stones to match the house but | I can't afford to do this yet. | I have no experience of working with breeze blocks. | Is there any way I can weatherproof it and pretty it up a little?

Assuming you want something easily removable for when you come to do the outer stone cladding, you could use Tyvek held down with battens, which would not look pretty, or corrugated 'iron' or plastic as cladding (the corrugations would provide ventilation to >50% of the wall surface, provided you have a small gap at top and bottom) which would keep the weather off.

Corrugated iron painted would look reasonably presentable in a sheddish sort of way.

Owain

[Bob Minchin]

If you paint it, you will never get the surface to take fresh render and stones if that is your final intention?

Bob

[david thorpe]

Thanks for the advice, everyone. Seems it's a matter of how temporary I'd want it to be.

David