I have an old copy of Design Cad Express (10 yrs old?) which I have used many times for personal architectural drawings. I am currently in South Africa and am trying to install the software from the CD Rom onto my MS computer here. However the serial number is in France in the user manual. Is there any way round this or must I wait till I get back to France in April. Also I am trying to install the software on my new MacBook Pro. Assuming I can get the serial No will this work; maybe using Crossover? On disc: ISO 9660 (Joliet) 193.7mb DCEXP_112K Modified 22 Nov 2000. Can you help, please

Exterior rendering is the process of applying an external wall covering to the exterior of a house in order to provide added protection to the bricks it's built from.

The external wall covering protects bricks from the effects of weathering and erosion which can, over time, cause both cosmetic and structural damage.

However, the covering alone is not sufficient as this too is susceptible to damage over time from weather and other environmental factors. Therefore, once the wall covering has been applied, it's usually then painted or a wall coating in order to stop it from cracking and prevent damp from seeping through it and into the home. It also requires regular maintenance and re-painting in order to repair any damage that may occur to the paint or wall coatings.

The whole process of exterior rendering is usually carried out by coating specialists like Apex Coating Services.

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I found some interesting things that will get you going...
A Visio 2010 Live preview on YouTube:
You-Tube video "Kmfl1tmGyrQ" placeholder

A small walkthrough of how to:
Create a floor plan Insert a CAD floor plan Copy an existing Visio floor plan into a new drawing
And it is available here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio-help/create-a-floor-plan-HP001208559.aspx
A book available from Amazon, which is a how-to on Visio 2010...
http://www.amazon.com/Using-Microsoft-Visio-2010-Chris/dp/0789742977
A list of open source alternatives available, in case you didn't already purchase Visio...:
http://www.osalt.com/visio
Free Visio 2010 templates, to help teach how it was done..(Although these look like they are almost entirely diagram specific..)
http://visio.microsoft.com/en-us/Templates_And_Downloads/Sample_Diagram_Templates/Pages/default.aspx?Filter1=Sample%20Diagram%20Templates
Other free Visio 2010 tools from MS:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/
I am afraid I could not find a free one. I think that the Diagrams, or the book from Amazon is your best bet.
I hope this helped you :) -Denny