Hello!
We are going to work on our facade. It's an old house with old plaster that is coming off in places. The builder we hired has given us two options, with mesh or without mesh. With mesh, the price increased by 90,000. He said it's the material cost that makes it so much more expensive. Does that sound reasonable? And isn't there a middle ground? That one could mesh or reinforce weak spots. Under the plaster, there is brick. Grateful for a response.
Best regards,
Patrik
We are going to work on our facade. It's an old house with old plaster that is coming off in places. The builder we hired has given us two options, with mesh or without mesh. With mesh, the price increased by 90,000. He said it's the material cost that makes it so much more expensive. Does that sound reasonable? And isn't there a middle ground? That one could mesh or reinforce weak spots. Under the plaster, there is brick. Grateful for a response.
Best regards,
Patrik
When was the house built? Are there solid brick walls or just facing brick?
If the house was built in 1934 in Skåne, it should have solid brick walls. Measure the wall thickness at a window. Solid brick walls (I use the term a bit loosely, they can be thicker than solid brick and may have cavity walls with an air gap) are always made with hard brick. Such brick walls can withstand a relatively cement-rich plaster, which hardly needs reinforcement. Plastering work is tricky and requires real expertise. I would check with another company as well.
What kind of plaster does the house have at the moment? Spritputsad kalk? Do you have any pictures of its condition?P Pali81 said:
Got our 1920s house in Skåne plastered at the end of last summer, so I might be able to offer some tips in the best case.
