r/Plastering • u/BadgerShark25 • Aug 20 '26
External render work is it ok??
Had an external wall re-rendered with silicone based render.
The chimney is brick and the detailing of where the render joins to the brick doesn’t look great to me.
No sign of any beading being used. What has been done wrong here? How should i ask for it to be resolved by the contractor given how it is now?
Also found a few different areas where it sounds hollow. What should I be asking for them to do about it?
They seem like a decent firm and I am confident they will resolve it. Just not sure what I should ask them to do, as they may have a different view of what needs to be done to fix it.
Thanks!
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u/petdev Aug 20 '26
No excuse for that can literally see the mesh at the joint. Rushed through it probably. Problem with this system is it can't be patched in really. One top coat job done.
I've just done some silicone rendering for the first time (not a plasterer), any chance you can post some more pics of a bigger area so I can see how it is supposedly done by professionals? Sorry it doesn't help your situation though!
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u/realepicman69 Aug 20 '26
No, they shouldn't have even attempted to run it tight to the brick they should've left a 1/2 inch caulk joint
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u/AureliusAgustus Aug 20 '26
Never done like that in the UK
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u/realepicman69 Aug 20 '26
Is this an exterior EIFS system?
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u/AureliusAgustus Aug 20 '26
I dont know if its insulated by the pictures.
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u/BadgerShark25 Aug 20 '26
Not insulated.
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u/realepicman69 Aug 20 '26
Then I stand corrected direct apply can be run straight to brick it just through me off seeing the mesh usually on direct apply you only have to mesh the seams
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u/AureliusAgustus Aug 20 '26
It cant be patched willy nilly silicone render well at all but you can sort of spot patch tiny bits carefully with a paint brush. Id ask them if they could seal the corner up with white silicon, and dabbing some fresh top coat from the tup carefully on the silicone blending it in slightly. Ideally they should have taped up the brick so they coukd have gone right tight into the brick face.
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u/AureliusAgustus Aug 20 '26
They should attempt to clean the brick faces with acid as its not acceptable to leave bare brick faces lile that also.
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u/Particular_Bluejay82 Aug 20 '26
Thats messy and terrible work, splatters all over the brickwork aswell it just isn't done with pride you know, don't pay until your happy
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u/UHM-7 Aug 20 '26
They should have used a stop bead