Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Facade Render cracks 9Jan 15, 2024 9:46 pm Don’t know how JH board going to work for you Going to have vertical joints, maybe exposed jointing caulked, screws patched and paint With your house, balcony movement, they build on top of the beams and the follows poor workmanship Would need to grind off render or break it all open, generally, framing is poor, coil guns used, render cheap bags, stick on mesh and not embed in render Can be repaired Re: Facade Render cracks 10Jan 18, 2024 10:02 am alexp79 This is most probably the reason After further questioning the builder, I was told that there is an EPS foam on top of the board and he told me the render has a mesh. I am not satisfied with his answear and the cracks are getting wider. Re: Facade Render cracks 11Jan 18, 2024 10:24 am The mesh is often stuck on wall first then rendered over, which means it does nothing Not to specifications Get a scope of works in writing before start, needs to be opened up How will attach JH sheet to foam, getting you on merry go round The CSIRO BTF18 explains differnt types of cracks and what "normal" is Google this and the top result is actually the latest version. You normally have to buy this from… 9 19891 Do I need to concern about this pattern of crack? Is this crack showing some signs of bigger problems? Thanks for any suggestions! 1 8704 This should not happen, when the timber arrives on site, bent studs should be separated to be cut for noggings and blocks. The studs should never be bad enough to… 4 19804 |