How to spruce up around the front door?

[Jimmpa]

Hello! There is some cracking around the front door. So a piece of plaster came off. What's the best way to fix it? Putty? If so, with what? 🤔🙂 How would you do it?

 

[Johan456]

How big is the gap? It looks quite large, then I would have removed the old one and first put in a bottninglist and then a flexible, paintable soft sealant. The bottninglist is round and this makes the sealant thin in the middle, which prevents it from cracking.

 

[Plupp 618974]

I like foder. I had set foder.

But you also got a great alternative from the previous writer.

 

[Jimmpa]

How big is the gap? Looks pretty big, in that case, I would have removed the old and first put in a backing rod and then a flexible, paintable soft joint. The backing rod is round which makes the joint thin in the middle, preventing it from cracking.

Thanks,! The gap is about 1cm wide

 

[Jimmpa]

How big is the gap? It looks pretty big, I would remove the old material first, then insert a backer rod and then apply a flexible, paintable sealant. The backer rod is round and makes the sealant thinner in the middle, which prevents it from cracking.

So the idea is to push the backer rod into the gap, then seal over it and then paint?

 

[Johan456]

That's how I would have done it. Bottningslist is available in many sizes. Buy one that is slightly larger than the gap.