Plastering Garden and Entrance Walls

bikerboy_ie

Is it commonplace to only scud and apply finish coat of plaster onto garden and entrance walls or should the usual scud, scratch and then finish coat be applied as it would on a house?

Calahonda52

Whats normal is whatever the builder can get away with and whatever the client is willing to pay for.

If the scud/finish option has a decent finish coat then the blocks won't show, but if it is only a light,thin coat the blocks will show, especially when wet.

bikerboy_ie

I was told that going the scud/finish vs the scud/scratch/finish route would be half the cost. I can assume if there is a nice heavy finish coat applied after the scudding, then we will be ok.

Calahonda52

bikerboy_ie wrote: »

I was told that going the scud/finish vs the scud/scratch/finish route would be half the cost. I can assume if there is a nice heavy finish coat applied after the scudding, then we will be ok.

Yes, thats the usual argument, which of course has two problems, its not twice the work or material.
Secondly how will you ensure its a decent coat

Keep well

duckcfc

Pay the money and get the scud,scratch and finish coat and have done with it because its the best of the 3 finishes.

BryanF

bikerboy_ie wrote: »

I was told that going the scud/finish vs the scud/scratch/finish route would be half the cost. I can assume if there is a nice heavy finish coat applied after the scudding, then we will be ok.

Will you end up seeing the lines of the block work over time?
Talk to the builder about the capping aswell

duckcfc

BryanF wrote: »

Will you end up seeing the lines of the block work over time?
Talk to the builder about the capping aswell

Depends on who does it but for the extra few euros, youll be guaranteed not to see block work.

sky6

It's a job you only will be getting done once. Get it done right as it's always the cheapest in the long run.
I've done my own garden Walls last summer and done Scud, Scratch, Finish, and Capping's. I've even had neighbours stop to tell me how good the Walls look.

fozz10

if a plasterer or builder attempts to not scud, scratch and finish then run em out of it. that's some Boll*x. tell them to do it right or get someone who will.