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We are now stocking Sika Plastix 22A high performance silicone at our depots.  Available in clear and white, why not grab a couple of tubes when you are in….

Some people are very good at repairing render, others are not. It took a while to recover after seeing this repair……

We are recently competed a JUB insulated render system to the new spa area at Portavadie Marina located on the west coast of Scotland. This exposed site demanded a very high specification render system. Utilising the JUB Unixil render on an EPS based Cavity Rail System, the applicator, James Runcie, battled through a dreadful summer […]

After the successful development of our Scotrend products to include dash receivers, machine applied base coats and dash receivers, wetdash/roughcast coat and high performance Hypol base coat, we have now developed Scotrend RX. A hand or machine applied scratch render offering a very robust user friendly scratch render finish. Available to order in the standard […]

We have recently added to our Scotrend range. Our very successful Scotrend standard dash and standard base coats have been very well received throughout the industry. To improve our range, we have now added a sprayable option for these 2 products. Scotrend Spraybase and Scotrend Spraydash (pretty easy to guess what they are) are now […]

Selecting the render colour that will work with the location of the building, the details of the building and the general feel that you want to achieve is not a 2 minute job. Give it the time and consideration it deserves, after all, once it is on the wall no-one wants to go back and change it….

Keeping up to date with the latest building techniques is important to ensure we can supply a render that will work in your situation. Everyone is different and we will take the time to understand what you need and will guide you through the process of selecting and installing the right product for the job.

A small extension with hand applied cream Weber Pral M monocouche through coloured render with a scratch finish. Learn how to do this through this video and my channel.
Extension was built many years ago and the render has hid a multitude of sins. Looks good and is a low maintenance finish as it never needs painting.

Applying a thin coat render isn’t too difficult if you are competent with a trowel.