As an example of DIY, the Wallcrete project which John Grant the Sales Manager at Pics undertook with his sister-in-law Deb Haynes at her property in Bristol, was a tricky first time installation. Carrying out a stone effect “Mountain Drystack” design to a 12 sq mt block wall, including shelves
Stone effect rendering has been a hot topic on The Plasterers Forum since 2009, and it has come on leaps and bounds since then with PICS being the main supplier of materials and training in the UK. The instructor of the wallcrete training is The Plasterers Forum® very own moderator
In a very similar way to how the rock carving was achieved in clip 5, old and new brick effects can be created using a similar procedure. In this example we are producing a new brick effect with staggered mortar joints. Unlike all the other Wallcrete patterns and effects where
In this installation sequence, all the work was created ‘free hand’, without using any bespoke tools to produce the desired pattern. Also, as we wanted to produce a contrasting coloured mortar joint, two different colours of Wallcrete were used in the process. First, a grey coloured Wallcrete base coat was
The Mountain Dry Stack wall was left for a few days to dry before starting to colour with the Wallstains. Wallstains are available in 19 different colours and are seldom used neat. Wallstains are normally diluted with distilled water to achieve a natural opaque colour when applied to the wall,
There are many styles of stunning stone effect walls that can easily be created using a range of different design imprinting tools and even this range can be expanded using your imagination and introducing various personal ideas into your work. In this instance the very popular Mountain Dry Stack was
In this clip, we will look at constructing a beautiful stone effect coping stone using Wallcrete. A very similar methodology also enables Wallcrete to be used to form traditional looking stone effect lintels, pillar caps, quoin stones and plinths. In addition wood effect surfaces can be created to form very
Applying a scratch coat to ensure a stable and uniform background with a good mechanical key is the first step towards constructing a technically sound installation whether that is for a traditional render or for Wallcrete. It is important to ensure that any existing background is structurally sound and clean
PICS is the leading supplier of tools and materials to the pattern imprinted concrete industry in the UK and has an active Export arm as well. About 3-4 years ago PICS quietly launched Wallcrete to the imprinted concrete installers to give them another product to sell to their Homeowner customers,
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