I recently replaced two old swinging doors to the garage with a wall and a door. The carpenter came first, built the inner part of the wall with studs, and installed the door. Then he bricked outside the studs with 12 mm lecablock. The plasterer came the following week and plastered, first the "outward" surfaces, then those towards the door, and also repaired plaster inside where it was damaged. Above the door, there remains work for them to solve.
Questions:
It seems to me that parts of the plaster have been mixed with too little water, or applied too late, so it has started to set. It has a very rough surface and crumbles when I rub it with my finger. The large wall surface has a completely different structure - solid, doesn't crumble. On one of the 90-degree edges, a vertical crack is visible.
I find it a bit odd that the plaster lies against the frame and nearly covers the whole frame. Is that how it's supposed to be? Will the plaster withstand the vibrations from the door over the years?
There was also a lot of mess and splatter with the plaster, over doors, windows, the Yale lock, the hinges, etc. It's unfortunate, they could have taped and covered. I have trouble getting the buttons clean, and there's a gritty crunch in the hinges. Am I being picky?
I had imagined it would look something like this (image from the internet) - an even and smooth surface, with quite a bit of visible frame, and when you run your hand over it, it doesn't crumble or scratch your fingers.
Right now it looks like this:
More pictures and videos, where you can see how small pieces come loose: Dropbox
Is this done professionally? Should I just keep quiet, pay, paint in the summer, and move on with life?
I can think that it looks a bit strange with the frame so covered in plaster. I don't know if it's the masonry or the plastering that's actually wrong here, but it doesn't look right with the frame. Mostly an aesthetic issue, given that the frame can be removed inward?
I can think the work looks a bit sloppily done, yes. Not completely finished. It felt like time ran out while they were working. Not everything will disappear when painting, but much of it will look better after the paint is applied.
Wood moves slightly depending on temperature and humidity. I'm not 100% sure what's right and wrong here, but sometimes you see flexible sealant or some sealing tape in the gap between the frame and plaster, to prevent the plaster from cracking due to the movements that occur.
