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I appointed a local Plasterer to carry out some plastering work and external render repair for me and I would like any professional opinion on what he has told me.
The Render was done in the heatwave of late June and within a couple of days it was obvious there were quality issues with his work. This became more evident as the render dried more and more. I rang the builder to discuss the issues and he returned within a week to take a look. I was told the render patches he has applied to areas that needed it had 'blown' and swelled in the heat and the cracks and separating was because it had all dried too quickly.
At the start of the job we agreed that all the render should be replaced along the front but he was now claiming it was solid in some areas and that is why he only patched.
He agreed to return once the weather cooled but he has yet to come and finish the job and repair the problems.
He is now claiming he cannot be blamed for the heat conditions or the weather and got very angry and shouted this fact - after months or saying more hot weather is to return and he has broken his arm and cannot work for 6-8 weeks. I suspect all these are excuses as he has been paid and does not want to return.
I attempted to explain that there are still areas that are left unfinished (rear wall lacking stop-bead and still has an exposed corner strip; along with a front corner that has developed damp on the inside. This was a corner that had particularly bad crumbling render and was patched)
My question is.. although I sympathize the weather may have dried it out too quickly I was unaware that would happen. Shouldn't he have known this beforehand and stopped until the weather cooled? also there are areas that were not in direct sun that has still 'blown'. Could his sand and cement mix been incorrect or poorly applied?
I found it strange that I was the one being shouted at down the phone when I was telling him I was unhappy with his work and asking him to repair the issues and finish the job.
The plasterer had an injury to his thumb on the second day of working and somehow managed to finish all the render part of the job in half a day; even though he has stated he would need at least three more days when the job started.
any professional tips or comments would be appreciated as at the moment he is blaming the weather.
I appointed a local Plasterer to carry out some plastering work and external render repair for me and I would like any professional opinion on what he has told me.
The Render was done in the heatwave of late June and within a couple of days it was obvious there were quality issues with his work. This became more evident as the render dried more and more. I rang the builder to discuss the issues and he returned within a week to take a look. I was told the render patches he has applied to areas that needed it had 'blown' and swelled in the heat and the cracks and separating was because it had all dried too quickly.
At the start of the job we agreed that all the render should be replaced along the front but he was now claiming it was solid in some areas and that is why he only patched.
He agreed to return once the weather cooled but he has yet to come and finish the job and repair the problems.
He is now claiming he cannot be blamed for the heat conditions or the weather and got very angry and shouted this fact - after months or saying more hot weather is to return and he has broken his arm and cannot work for 6-8 weeks. I suspect all these are excuses as he has been paid and does not want to return.
I attempted to explain that there are still areas that are left unfinished (rear wall lacking stop-bead and still has an exposed corner strip; along with a front corner that has developed damp on the inside. This was a corner that had particularly bad crumbling render and was patched)
My question is.. although I sympathize the weather may have dried it out too quickly I was unaware that would happen. Shouldn't he have known this beforehand and stopped until the weather cooled? also there are areas that were not in direct sun that has still 'blown'. Could his sand and cement mix been incorrect or poorly applied?
I found it strange that I was the one being shouted at down the phone when I was telling him I was unhappy with his work and asking him to repair the issues and finish the job.
The plasterer had an injury to his thumb on the second day of working and somehow managed to finish all the render part of the job in half a day; even though he has stated he would need at least three more days when the job started.
any professional tips or comments would be appreciated as at the moment he is blaming the weather.