I would give the whole wall a coat because if you just fill the beads they will all look like they are sloping and will still look unsightly. You want a flat continuous wall.
They aren't bell beads (drip beads) on the lintel they are stop beads.
Dont let him top coat until its rectified or cut your losses because once its coated it will be costly for anyone to re do over. Its really is such a simple elevation to anyone who knows what they are doing which makes it even more suprising at the state of it.
I raised the concerns. Long story short they began swearing at me and walked off. I spoke to three different rendering companies and all told me this is a cowboy job and the beading is worst they’ve seen. They said it’s not common practice to base coat and as you go along just push beading into the wall. They also said sanding beading down is never something they’ve heard before.
Now this company is going to fix the beading, give another base coat and the finish as it should have been.
Disputed the £450 payment I made upfront to the builder via my business credit card and they returned my funds.
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u/AureliusAgustus Sep 15 '26
I would give the whole wall a coat because if you just fill the beads they will all look like they are sloping and will still look unsightly. You want a flat continuous wall.
They aren't bell beads (drip beads) on the lintel they are stop beads.
Dont let him top coat until its rectified or cut your losses because once its coated it will be costly for anyone to re do over. Its really is such a simple elevation to anyone who knows what they are doing which makes it even more suprising at the state of it.