Hi all,
I need to make a an external rendered wall, purely for aesthetic purposes. It is not load-bearing but needs to be cheap and fairly long-lasting (say
20 years or so). What material could I use? I could use concrete blocks, but it's kind of hard work and I'd like to save money as much as possible. There is alread a footing in place from long ago.
The purpose of the wall is to make a false side to a rendered brick shed which was built out-of-square. My planned facing is to make the shed LOOK square, even though the underlying structure isn't. The existing roof will overhang the new facing.
I thought of maybe using WBP ply with some kind of mesh attached to hold the rendering, but that sounds like it would break down pretty quick, just by the ravages of weather alone...
Don't they build houses out of plywood these days? They end up looking as though the are rendered... I'm wondering what materials and methods are used..
I suppose breeze blocks would be another option. Are they any cheaper than concrete blocks?
Thank you! A