Hack off & Render Scratch Coat/Prepping A Plinth. Part 1 Rendering the bottom of a house the plinth is a proper back breaker. You’re on your knees all day, hunched over, trying to get a decent finish while the ground’s nicking half your gear and gravity’s laughing at you. It’s not glamorous work, that’s for sure. Now, before anyone starts yeah, we know you shouldn’t really be rendering right down to the floor. Moisture and all that. But let’s be honest, in most cases it’s purely decorative it ti