ᐅ When is the exterior plaster applied in new construction?

Dear Sir or Madam,

My shell builder is now almost finished with the ground floor. I am gradually facing the following question:

When exactly should the exterior plaster be applied?
Basically, scaffolding will be set up for the upper floor, which will also be used by the carpenter and the roofer. Afterwards or simultaneously, the windows will (hopefully) be installed.

In my opinion, the exterior plaster could already be applied after that. This would reduce the scaffolding costs.
Or are there reasons against this, for example, that the Poroton block needs to "dry out" first?

Thank you all

Good morning.
Before applying the exterior plaster, everything that will be installed under the plaster must be built into the wall: outdoor water tap, doorbell, emergency gas shut-off valve (if you have a gas heating system), lighting fixtures, etc.
By the way, the scaffolding is set up slightly differently for the plasterers than for the roofers. So, the scaffold builder needs to install it differently from the start, and it may still require some adjustments later.

Last but not least, the scaffold builder has to keep the scaffold in place for you as long as needed. At least there will be costs for this standby time.

Oh, and if you have a garage attached directly to the house, the roof structure and covering for the garage can only be done afterward (and the flashing connecting the garage to the house can only be installed after the plaster is applied). Otherwise, the scaffolding for the garage must be removed. Modifications cost extra in each case (at least with our scaffold builder).

So, calculate carefully whether this really saves money and check if windows, electrical work, and plumbing will be completed on time—don’t underestimate the stress caused by coordinating all this...

Oh yes, drying out is relative – if your blocks get completely soaked by rain, you will indeed need to wait a bit.

Maria16 schrieb:
Good morning.
Before applying the exterior plaster, everything that will be embedded under the plaster needs to be installed: outdoor faucet, doorbell, emergency gas shut-off valve (if you have a gas heating system), lighting, and so on.
By the way, the scaffolding is positioned slightly differently for the plasterers than for the roofers. So the scaffolding contractor needs to set it up differently from the start, and some adjustments might still be necessary later.

Last but not least, the scaffolding contractor will charge for keeping the scaffolding in place for you. At least there will be a cost for the rental time.

Oh, and if you have a garage that is directly attached to the house, its roof structure can only be installed and covered after the main house roof is done (and the flashing between the garage and house must be installed on top of the plaster). Otherwise, the scaffolding for the garage has to be removed first. Any changes to the scaffolding will cost extra. (At least that’s the case with our scaffolding contractor.)

So it’s worth calculating carefully whether you’re really saving money and checking that windows, electrical work, and plumbing will be finished on time — don’t underestimate the stress that coordinating all this can cause...

Thanks,

I hadn’t thought about electrical and water installations at all. I’ll have to discuss that; I doubt they’ll be finished that quickly.

We don’t have a garage planned for now.

For us, it will probably be cheaper to keep the scaffolding in place despite the maintenance costs and renovation work. As I said: calculate and consider whether the stress of coordinating everything is worth it...