[mieno]

Hi
Does anyone have any advice on the final stucco/render layer?
In particular - what proportion of sand, portland cement and lime is best?
Is it applied in several layers and what sort of consistency should I aim for?

Also, I have used several layers of ceramic blanket and a rigidizer to harden it up instead of a vermicrete layer over chicken wire. Do I still need to put the chicken wire over the blanket for the stucco to grip to or can I just start rendering over the hardened blanket?

Has anyone tried the new flexible polymer type renders?

Thanks in advance for any advice.