Will a gap between render and fascia cause damp issues/blow the new render?

[SlumberShade]

Perhaps I am catastrophizing? It doesn't look good though. This is fresh lime btw.
Thanks for looking anyway.

 

[SlumberShade]

Its not visible from below, Im just worried about damage?

 

[Monkey Boy]

@themucky1

 

[Dansouthcoast84]

not really knowing what you are expecting.

its a retrofit. the renderer has done his best to get up behind it.

if you are that worried you can put new facia up.

 

[Smudger1]

Or ad a thin make up strip

 

[themucky1]

Yes

 

[Tinytom]

I’d be more worried about who painted it

 

[SlumberShade]

Or ad a thin make up strip

ok cool, so any old plastic trim should be fine. what do I use to glue the lime render to the trim and to the trim and the soffit though? Thanks.

 

[Smudger1]

You're not making sense ?
Measure gap between render and soffit if it's an inch get two inch pvc make up comes in 5m lengths.
Clean soffit near wall Polly pin strip and super glue if needed so it's close enough to the render which looks in your pics to go up higher than the soffit.

 

[Wilkie102]

Get a tradesman to sort it

 

[themucky1]

Get a tradesman to sort it

 

[SlumberShade]

Yeah I defo cant do this myself, the gap is highly varied acroos the wall. I dont have to limit myself to just renderers and roofers I guess. Im in a huge rush due to scaffold timing so hopefully find someone tomorrow. Ill try everyone short of decorators I guess.

 

[Brimstone]

Wot Smudger said but to be clear you only fix it to the plastic soffit not the wall. Standard spray and superglue from the PVC suppliers should do it.

 

[SlumberShade]

My roofer will do it, ima muppet it likely. Still curious what dangers are for this to be left out of curiosity? Is it just insects n critters getting in more easily or can the new render actually get blown after enough years left like that?

Thanks all.

 

[themucky1]

My roofer will do it, ima muppet it likely. Still curious what dangers are for this to be left out of curiosity? Is it just insects n critters getting in more easily or can the new render actually get blown after enough years left like that?

Thanks all.

Yeah

 

[Runswithscissors]

What is the render applied to?

Some render systems need to be open at the top, for ventilation of what is the structure behind…

If this is needed, there should be an insect mesh up there somewhere…

You can drop the facia down below it, and still leave a gap for ventilation…

Good luck

 

[SlumberShade]

What is the render applied to?

Some render systems need to be open at the top, for ventilation of what is the structure behind…

If this is needed, there should be an insect mesh up there somewhere…

You can drop the facia down below it, and still leave a gap for ventilation…

Good luck

Is a viccy terrace, no cavity and granite. Lime render too

 

[Smudger1]

If it's not vented soffit and you need ventilation just fit vent discs to sort it

 

[Brimstone]

As it is, water will collect as drips on the bottom of the fascia board, some will fall , some will get blown onto the top edge of the render/brickwork. In time frost and weather will possibly/probably force patches off.

 

[SlumberShade]

my roofer said its not bad being at most 1.5cm gap in some places and to just use exterior caulk to fill it. Got some ordered up.

 

[themucky1]

my roofer said its not bad being at most 1.5cm gap in some places and to just use exterior caulk to fill it. Got some ordered up.

 

[Brimstone]

You've render specialists & qualified folk on here and you prefer to believe a roofer???

 

[Topspread16]

my roofer said its not bad being at most 1.5cm gap in some places and to just use exterior caulk to fill it. Got some ordered up.

 

[SlumberShade]

You've render specialists & qualified folk on here and you prefer to believe a roofer???

Hes the only one to see it in person though, but I guess he isnt responsible for fitting the render to the soffit in his work. It was only small stretches of the front that had that big a gap. Oh man I'll look again tomorrow. Think half the width had no gap at all, some 1 cm. small portion 1.5.

 

[Brimstone]

A white wiggly line of silicon will stand out, and get dirty over time. A clean UPVC trim will always looks better and look more professional.

 

[SlumberShade]

Thanks. problem is scaffolding will be gone in one week (if im lucky) and I may not get a busy renderer with months of work lined up to do anything any time soon. So ill probably have to choose between hop[ing a decorator knows how to attach to outside render or just use the shiety silicon myself.

 

[Monkey Boy]

Just leave it as is
Thread closed

 

[Spitandpolish]

In six months time somthing else will be more important.

 

[SlumberShade]

In six months time somthing else will be more important.

I hear electricity will be too expensive for tradesmen's tools by then.

In fact we will all be getting day rider bus and train tickets to recharge shiet.

 

[Monkey Boy]

I hear electricity will be too expensive for tradesmen's tools by then.