TheYoungApprentice
New Member
Hello all,
3 years ago we had our hip roofed bungalow converted to a gable end with 4 rooms in dormer. The initial builder didn't complete on budget and walked off the job but before he disappeared his plasterer dis re-plaster all internal rooms to a good standard as well as the rendering of the gable end and rear dormer. These were done as wooden frame with marine ply rather than block (don't need to discuss that on here but am wishing we'd insisted on block now).
Problem: A number of cracks have appeared in render on gable end. It does not seem to have blown (consistent sound when tapped all over the gable and ground level). I think it is most likely due to thermal expansion an
Question: What should I repair the cracks with? If I use hard/rigid mix involving sand cement/Toupret or similar on marine ply will that just crack as the frame expands in summer & contracts in winter? Should I be using some sort of flexible filler, if so what? How should I finish? complete repaint job? Any suggestions?
Hopeful someone out there might be able to guide me
3 years ago we had our hip roofed bungalow converted to a gable end with 4 rooms in dormer. The initial builder didn't complete on budget and walked off the job but before he disappeared his plasterer dis re-plaster all internal rooms to a good standard as well as the rendering of the gable end and rear dormer. These were done as wooden frame with marine ply rather than block (don't need to discuss that on here but am wishing we'd insisted on block now).
Problem: A number of cracks have appeared in render on gable end. It does not seem to have blown (consistent sound when tapped all over the gable and ground level). I think it is most likely due to thermal expansion an
Question: What should I repair the cracks with? If I use hard/rigid mix involving sand cement/Toupret or similar on marine ply will that just crack as the frame expands in summer & contracts in winter? Should I be using some sort of flexible filler, if so what? How should I finish? complete repaint job? Any suggestions?
Hopeful someone out there might be able to guide me