Rendering best way

You don't need to repoint the brickwork if you are going to have it rendered. the base coat will fill all the joints in the brickwork. The best product to use is a polymer based material with a fibreglass mesh embedded in the first coat. Ask the person you are dealing with if they have done any work locally that you can go and see and if they give you some addresses and you do go knock on the door and check that the same person you are dealing with has done the work because some people take photos of other peoples work and pass it off as there own work. If someone tells you they can start tomorrow then be cautious.

Take of all the flaking bits of brickwork then apply sbr mixed with cement powder with a paint brush Then apply sheets of eml laths and fix flat with screws and washers Then apply a scratch coat with waterproofer in then the next day put the top coat on then rubb up with a float for a perfect finish then use a car sponge to smooth out The mix should be 10 shovels of sand and half a bag of cement with a cup full of waterproofer Kind regards Marcus

I would get all loose debris off then wet the wall down removing all dust,apply a sbr sealer and apply a base coat of 4 shovels of sand and 1 shovel of cement also adding a liquid waterproofer with each mix, then as a top coat I would use 6 sand 1 cement and 1 lime plus waterproofer to each mix and finish it with a float and sponge finish and then leaving at least a week before painting

I would suggest that any loose brickwork is addressed before applying render depending on the severity of the loose flaking areas a decision needs to be made if areas need repairs or a stabilising solution applied as any top coat render applied to a loose substrate will fail prematurely

Clean the wall down using a floor brush, making sure the wall is clear of dust or loose debris.. Give the wall a sprinkle of water or sbr it. Mix up a slurry coat, 2 sand 1 quarry dust and 1 cement and apply to wall using a dasher.. Leave to the following day they apply a scratch coat.