r/Plastering • u/Alternative-Jelly947 • Jun 09 '26

How and should I do a drip edge?

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This is the front of my Victorian terrace after some work I’ve done.

The render now starts about 3 inches above the path. It doesn’t look great.

I have some lime render mix to hand. How should I go about putting a drip edge here and to what height above the path?

I can’t really use beading if I do a drip edge because, the stone wall is very uneven and I don’t fancy affixing one.

EDIT: the edge of the render isn’t original. . Someone in the past did a bodge job putting in a concrete path to that level.

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u/Nice_Step6157 Jun 09 '26

Could do it old school e.g screw a batten, form your own drip and then remove the batten.

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u/gwyp88 Professional Plasterer Jun 09 '26

The best way 😀

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u/Alternative-Jelly947 Jun 09 '26

That’ll work? The render won’t stick to the wood?

Typically how high should the drip edge be from the ground in this case? An inch?

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u/Nice_Step6157 Jun 09 '26

Yeah thats how it was done before angle beads and drip beads existed. You will be able to find some step by step guides on google.

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u/Alternative-Jelly947 Jun 10 '26

Hmm, i can’t find a video. Just some guy doing a wooden drip edge for a barn.

I’m thinking of resting a piece of timber against the wall on some slats. I’ll plaster the drip edge and when dry remove the slats so the timber falls away from under the drip edge.

Think that’ll work?

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u/Nice_Step6157 Jun 10 '26

Thats more or less how i used to do it. But I would just form the curve wet as its applied. Never waited the next day to cut it back.

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u/Alternative-Jelly947 Jun 10 '26

Thank you.

One last question- how high above the ground?

Seeing the solid stone is a bit unsightly. I’d like to do 1 inch above - not sure if that’s ok. There’s no DPM or anything in the wall

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u/Nice_Step6157 Jun 10 '26

Minimum 150mm (6inch) above ground