A METHOD FOR APPLYING RENDER TO A SUBSTRATE,SAID METHOD INCLUDING THE STEPS OF:SECURING A LAYER OF CONFINING MECH HAVING A THREE-DEMENSIONAL OPEN CELLULAR STRUCTURE TO THE SUBSTRATE;@APPLYING A BASE LAYER OF COMENTITIOUS MATERIAL OVER THE CONFINING MESH;AND SCREENDING THE BASE LAYER TO A DEPTH AT LEAST SUBSTANTLLY LEVEL WITH AN OUTER SURFACE OF THE CONFINING MESH.@PREFERABLY,THE METHOD INCLUDES THE FURTHER STEP OF :@APPLYING A LAYER OF REINFORCING MESH OVER THE BASE LAYER ;AND @APPLYING A TOP COAT OF CEMENTITIOUS METIRIAL OVER THE REINFORCING MESH.@A CEMENTITIOUS PLASTER FORMULATION FOR USE IN THE METHOD AS DEFINED IN THE METHOD ACCORDING TO ANY ONE OF CLIMS 1 TO 25,SAID FORMULATION INCLUDING:@10TO AROUND 40EMENT BY WEIGHT OF TOTAL DRY INGREDIENTS;@50TO AROUND 85AND BY WEIGHT OF TOTAL DRY INGREDIENT;@5TO AROUND 40FLY ASH BY WEIGHT OF TOTAL DRY INGREDIENTS;@AND AIR ENTRAINING AGENT AND A THICKNER RESPECTIVELY COMBINED IN A RATIO OF FROM 1:1 TO AROUND 120:1 AND A COMBINED AMOUNT OF BETWEEN 0.01AND AROUND 10BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE CEMENT;AND @SUFFICENT WATER TO PROVIDE SUITABLE FLUIDITY.@@FIGURE 1@@
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