Guarantees for external rendering

[Jaymes80]

I have found someone with very good reviews online and operating a good number of years who is offering to do a scratch coat & sand/cement render over the pebbledash on my house.

Ive asked if there is a warranty they give for the work but they have said that they dont do written guarantees for rendering.

I kind of understand it with it being difficult to legislate for a buildings movement but I just wanted to see if this is standard or if most companies would offer a guarantee and for how long.

To add, the pebbledash is rock solid, no blows or cracks.

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

he should give some sort of guarantee.
but it’s totally understandable why he doesn’t want to .
what sort of house is it?

 

[Jaymes80]

Thanks for reply its a 1930's semi-detached in London.

with the reviews they have, you would think that they would feel confident giving out a 5 or 10 year guarantee so I'm a little bemused.

I really want to use them to do the front, then when we sell the property I can pass on their details to the new owners if they want to get the remainder done.

 

[lostinthelight]

If you found the plasterer via an online site and they can start quite soon

 

[dontbelieveawordofit]

Thanks for reply its a 1930's semi-detached in London.

with the reviews they have, you would think that they would feel confident giving out a 5 or 10 year guarantee so I'm a little bemused.

I really want to use them to do the front, then when we sell the property I can pass on their details to the new owners if they want to get the remainder done.

no plasterer will give you a guarantee on something that could go badly wrong.

 

[Jaymes80]

If you found the plasterer via an online site and they can start quite soon

I dont think they were desperate for the work and it was 4 weeks lead time before they had a gap. There is always a risk unless you know them & their work but sometimes you just have to go on online reviews if you dont and they have great reviews across a couple of different sites and google too. Appreciate its not foolproof but what else can you do...

no plasterer will give you a guarantee on something that could go badly wrong.

fair enough, i realise there is a risk but I guess any works has the potential to go badly wrong, you just want a company you know would try to do their best to help you should issues arise.