Can you render over bitumen paint

McPlaster Private Member. Stop the damp first then render. What about the damp on the actual chimney breast? Is the chimney still in use or is it bricked up or the flue sealed in anyway.

Render Systems Private Member. Whereas where the old bricks are with lime mortar there aint any damp. What's nhl lime mortar like? Went on a mike wye course recently for tadelakt and venetian and i'm sure he was saying to these lime plasterers that they should use lime with pozzolans. The Apprentice Well-Known Member. I used to do loads of this type of work, bitumin was the main stay in the dark distant past to control damp.

The problem was always that you only stopped the damp coming through in that specific area and it usually appeared in an area very near to it. Render Systems said:. The existing brickwork on my house is unevenly spaced with the mortar thicknesses varying. We have some asbestos floor tiles in our flat which we're going to renovate. We are going to remove the tiles before renovating, Ask a tradesman. Like 5. If you want to render over bituminous paint or similar then dash with sharp sand when wet to give a key to the render.

So in your case give another coat of bitumen , dash with sharp sand and when dry apply render coats as normal. Sonam Sanchez Hermosilla Explainer. Can you apply bitumen paint in the rain? Apply by brush. Do not apply to external surfaces in wet weather or if rain is threatened. Allow good ventilation in confined areas. In multi-coat applications, each coat should be allowed to dry completely before the next coat is applied. Safi Braza Pundit. Is roofing felt combustible?

Since roofing felt is a flammable material it should be protected from sparks and smoking must be strictly prohibited. Roofing felt can be ignited by a match flame. Aditi Bertoo Pundit. What is roofing adhesive? Gardner cold process and lap cement is a liquid applied, brushable, asphalt based adhesive , designed to bond sheets roll roofing and also adds additional waterproofing protection to the roof surface.

No heating needed. It covers approximately 40 sq. Aranzazu Lachnith Pundit. How do I remove bitumen? TarSolve bitumen remover is safe on most metals and is also effective in removing glue and most adhesives. Easy to use, simply spray on and agitate with a brush, then rinse off with water. TarSolve is equally effective on heavy deposits of grease, oil and sludge. Will remove Sludge from oil tanks and delivery tankers.

Can you self leveling over asbestos tiles? Using concrete to encapsulate asbestos tiles starts by having a clean, well-washed floor surface. A minimum of two coats of Bitumen Paint should be applied, the first been allowed to dry normally hours depending on weather conditions before the second is applied. Most bitumen paints are dry in two to four hours. When dry, bitumen paint creates a thin black film which has the advantage of being odour free. Barrettine Black Bitumen Paint can be used as a protection coat on numerous materials including metals, concrete, cement and wood.

Bituminous coating can be used both externally and internally. In addition, since Bitumen Paint forms an odourless and taint-free film it can even be used on non-potable water tanks.

Apply by brush or spray. Surfaces should be dry and free of millscale, rust and dirt. Whereas conventional crude oil flows freely, bitumen does not.