Greetings to the forum! The primer has been applied to the exterior walls at our site, but as a layperson, it doesn’t look sufficient to me.
I could somewhat understand if there were small “grain” gaps, but especially along the edges, there are gaps wide enough to fit the gold edge of a coin (I have attached photos).
The construction company says that the textured plaster is meant to cover that. But if that’s the case, I wonder why a primer is applied at all when some areas don’t seem covered by it. I’m concerned that there might be hollow spots later on that could cause problems.
Is the condition shown in the attached photos normal, or should I be more insistent about it? It mainly concerns the areas around several windows.
Thank you very much for your answers!




I could somewhat understand if there were small “grain” gaps, but especially along the edges, there are gaps wide enough to fit the gold edge of a coin (I have attached photos).
The construction company says that the textured plaster is meant to cover that. But if that’s the case, I wonder why a primer is applied at all when some areas don’t seem covered by it. I’m concerned that there might be hollow spots later on that could cause problems.
Is the condition shown in the attached photos normal, or should I be more insistent about it? It mainly concerns the areas around several windows.
Thank you very much for your answers!
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MachsSelbst8 Mar 2026 12:09Once the base coat plaster is applied, it will no longer be visible.
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MachsSelbst8 Mar 2026 21:44What exactly is supposed to happen if the primer is missing over a 2mm (0.08 inch) gap?
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MachsSelbst9 Mar 2026 09:09In this case, I would actually say that you should trust the company that probably does this every day for decades, and that such small defects are not a problem...