Not sure whether this should be here, in doors and windows, or decorating !
I finally got round to looking at the front door. The frame had movement when we bought the house, luckily it turned out to be a simple "not fitted properly" problem rather than any of the more serious problems that went through my mind. Needless to say, the bodge job was by one of the very well known (at the time) nationals ...
On the right, there were a couple of bits repaired with smooth render like on the left, the rest of the misding section was loose but stuck to the frame with silicone so moved with the frame. Additionally, the render repairs have been done badly and "filled in" the texture for another couple of inches.
Colour doesn't matter as it'll be getting painted, so it's down to texture. I don't think it's possible to repair without leaving a join visible - not when it's going to be seen close up.
So I was thinking of running a cutting disk up the internal corners and knocking off the rest of the front facing part.
Then do you think a smooth finish would look out of place so redo it in dry dash ? Smooth I think I could manage myself, dry dash I think I'd need help as I've really struggled with the other bits of repair I've tackled - I guess there's a knack in getting the surface right so the spar will stick.
Lastly, what's the best way to leave a gap (for silicone) between the edge of the render and frame ? Or would you render down onto the frame, make sure it's keyed well into the brick, and hope that's going to resist the frame movement when the door gets slammed ?
I finally got round to looking at the front door. The frame had movement when we bought the house, luckily it turned out to be a simple "not fitted properly" problem rather than any of the more serious problems that went through my mind. Needless to say, the bodge job was by one of the very well known (at the time) nationals ...
On the right, there were a couple of bits repaired with smooth render like on the left, the rest of the misding section was loose but stuck to the frame with silicone so moved with the frame. Additionally, the render repairs have been done badly and "filled in" the texture for another couple of inches.
Colour doesn't matter as it'll be getting painted, so it's down to texture. I don't think it's possible to repair without leaving a join visible - not when it's going to be seen close up.
So I was thinking of running a cutting disk up the internal corners and knocking off the rest of the front facing part.
Then do you think a smooth finish would look out of place so redo it in dry dash ? Smooth I think I could manage myself, dry dash I think I'd need help as I've really struggled with the other bits of repair I've tackled - I guess there's a knack in getting the surface right so the spar will stick.
Lastly, what's the best way to leave a gap (for silicone) between the edge of the render and frame ? Or would you render down onto the frame, make sure it's keyed well into the brick, and hope that's going to resist the frame movement when the door gets slammed ?
