Monocouche renders
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Monocouche renders are a type of decorative finish applied to the outside of buildings to provide both decoration and weather protection.
The French term monocouche has been adopted by the European render
industry, in an attempt to distinguish modern renders and their application methods from those of traditional renders and their application methods. It refers to the development of more advanced render formulations that can be applied in one coat to form and cure as one monolithic layer on the elevation
of a building.
There are other terms that can be used to refer to these type of decorative finishes. A through colour render
and a scraped finish render are also indications that a monocouche product has been employed. They refer to the manufacturing process and the application process.
The formulation of a monocouche render is distinguished by the use of White Ordinary Portland Cement as a binder
which then enables the formulation to be pigmented. The addition of pigments will give a manufacturer the opportunity to produce a colour range and employ the term through colour render
as when the product is applied and finished the pigment will bind in place, all the way through the body of the render.
This factor marks the biggest difference between modern renders and traditional renders that utilise grey Ordinary Portland Cement and hence cannot be pigmented successfully. A traditional render would have to receive a coat of paint to achieve a coloured decorative finish.
The French term monocouche has been adopted by the European render
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
industry, in an attempt to distinguish modern renders and their application methods from those of traditional renders and their application methods. It refers to the development of more advanced render formulations that can be applied in one coat to form and cure as one monolithic layer on the elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of a building.
There are other terms that can be used to refer to these type of decorative finishes. A through colour render
Through colour render
Through colour render is a sand/cement/lime based render that is made from White Portland cement and added pigment to produce a coloured effect that is throughout the body of the material. The pigment is preblended into the product as part of the manufacturing process to produce a prebagged product...
and a scraped finish render are also indications that a monocouche product has been employed. They refer to the manufacturing process and the application process.
The formulation of a monocouche render is distinguished by the use of White Ordinary Portland Cement as a binder
Binder (material)
-See also:*Adhesive or Glue*Cement*Paint...
which then enables the formulation to be pigmented. The addition of pigments will give a manufacturer the opportunity to produce a colour range and employ the term through colour render
Through colour render
Through colour render is a sand/cement/lime based render that is made from White Portland cement and added pigment to produce a coloured effect that is throughout the body of the material. The pigment is preblended into the product as part of the manufacturing process to produce a prebagged product...
as when the product is applied and finished the pigment will bind in place, all the way through the body of the render.
This factor marks the biggest difference between modern renders and traditional renders that utilise grey Ordinary Portland Cement and hence cannot be pigmented successfully. A traditional render would have to receive a coat of paint to achieve a coloured decorative finish.