ᐅ Assessment of Exterior Render Levelling Coat – What to Do?

Created on: 1 Dec 2023 07:06

Good morning,

attached are some example photos showing the condition around the house... According to the contractor, a leveling coat should fix this... Is that possible? The "texture" already seems insufficient.

If not, what should be done?

Thank you

Close-up of a rough concrete column with coarse texture; scaffolding in the background.

Exterior wall with coarse plaster, small flakes at the bottom; next to a dark window frame.

Beige plaster wall with coarse texture and dark shadow line beneath a metal edge.

White, roughly textured wall with two small dark spots.

Beige-gray wall surface with coarse, uneven plaster texture; left edge visible.

Exterior wall with beige plaster, white base, pipes, and scaffold poles; green marked rectangle.

Buchsbaum1 Dec 2023 21:18

What exactly do you want? The plaster is smooth. Only the texture has suffered a bit. You could probably smooth it out partially with paint, but based on experience, this usually leaves stains.

I’ve noticed some new houses lately with really poor plaster work. Compared to that, yours still looks quite good. It can definitely be much worse. I applied the plaster myself and it turned out great. On my first test piece, it looked like yours—too thick and waiting too long before smoothing it out.

se_na_232 Dec 2023 09:47

We want to have the same structure all around the house... You can clearly see that.

xMisterDx3 Dec 2023 12:09

I think you have unrealistic expectations for an exterior render if you go with a standard version or what a general contractor usually provides. Besides, you’re hardly going to be pressing your ear against the facade every day or examining it from 10cm (4 inches) away.

You should simply avoid installing spotlights in the eaves or those up/down lights that tend to highlight imperfections in the render.

se_na_233 Dec 2023 17:29

#10

xMisterDx schrieb:

I think you have unrealistic expectations for an exterior plaster finish.

To be honest, I find it unacceptable as it is now... The plaster was applied by a specialist plastering company...

xMisterDx schrieb:

Besides, you’re hardly going to be pressing your ear against the facade every day or inspecting it from 10cm (4 inches) away.

You can clearly see points in pictures 1, 5, and 6 from the street as well (7m (23 feet))... These spots are all around the house, not just small areas around the windowsill that you wouldn’t notice from a distance.

ᐅ Assessment of Exterior Render Levelling Coat – What to Do?

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