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Cladding Application

The document provides instructions for applying cladding to walls. It describes preparing the wall by removing loose material and applying a scratch key coating. It recommends using a fast-setting tile adhesive or mortar mixture of plaster sand, cement and plaster key for adhesion. The cladding should be applied with the adhesive on the back and pressed onto the wall, tapping with a rubber mallet. Grout is applied by mixing plaster sand, cement and tile adhesive, filling the joints and removing excess.

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Cladding Application

The document provides instructions for applying cladding to walls. It describes preparing the wall by removing loose material and applying a scratch key coating. It recommends using a fast-setting tile adhesive or mortar mixture of plaster sand, cement and plaster key for adhesion. The cladding should be applied with the adhesive on the back and pressed onto the wall, tapping with a rubber mallet. Grout is applied by mixing plaster sand, cement and tile adhesive, filling the joints and removing excess.

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Cladding Application

Cladding Laying Specification

Wall preparation
Remove all loose and flaking material.
Shuttered concrete surfaces should be acid washed or rough sanded.
Neutralize floor areas with strong soapy solution before acid washing
to avoid damage.
Painted or gypsum plastered surfaces to be chipped to remove 70 %
of surface to be cladded. Apply a scratch key coating consisting of
1 part river sand and 1 part cement to a plaster key dilution as per
Cladding instructions on plaster key product.

Mortar Mixture
A fast setting tile adhesive such as Gold Star should be used.
Alternatively a mortar mixture of 3 parts plaster sand, 1 part cement
Grout and 5 litres of plaster key for every 50 kg bag of cement can also be
used.

Application for cladding


Mortor mixture Create setting out lines on wall every 800mm to help keep the
cladding straight during installation.
Apply adhesive mixture to backside of cladding and press on to wall.
Prepered wall
Tap cladding down with a white rubber mallet, to avoid marking the
cladding.

Grout Mixture
Diagram 3 Parts yellow or brown plaster sand.
1 part cement ( only CEM II V42.5- V with flyash ) NOT S for Slagment.
1 part contractors tile adhesive for added strength.

Application of grout
Apply wet grout into grout joints and remove excess with a damp sponge.
Leave to dry for approximately 45 min until grout can be crumbled and brush
off excess grout to desired level using a stiff nylon brush.
Brush cladding using a soft brush and finish with a damp sponge.

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