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Is that area bigger than it looks? Because it looks like about a square metre. Also, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘smoothing out’ as an alternative. You’re not going to be able to get tremendous smoothness on brickwork. Unless you render it, of course. You’re right that you’ll need something to apply the render with. I’m sure a professional would make a better job of rendering, and that it might even last longer, but all render has a limited life span, and £30 for cheap tools and materials is a lot less than you would pay for a pro job. Also, I’m puzzled why, if you get on with your neighbour, they would object to you attempting to making their half look less shit. I painted my neighbour’s flaking and shit looking window frame with their permission. Asking for it was the first time I had spoken to them.
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You are assuming I can do a half decent job rendering it which is far from certain. Sand and cement render has cracked and fallen off at least once before, only a few years after being done professionally, so I assume I would also need some sort of additive to help it stick and keep moisture out. And a mixing attachment for my drill, and a plasterers float and possibly some other tools? So it wouldn't end up being super cheap. The only thing that worked on the nearby retaining wall was a multiple coat K rend system with a mesh as well. Which is definitely beyond my abilities...
It looks terrible at the moment but that's partly because it's covered in sand and bits of broken render. Hence wondering if a bit of smoothing it out and limewash or something like that would be a viable improvement.
I would enjoy the pettiness of doing it to the halfway point but I generally get on reasonably ok with the neighbour so am hoping to meet her somewhere in the middle.