Anyone have any tips on rendering onto the steel door frame shown in the picture? I was thinking of screwing expanding metal mesh on to the steel and across the joint onto the blockwork and making a frame from 2x1 timber to give an edge to render up to.
Rendering on to steel door frame
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Rivet/screw some stop bead on:
The frame needs to be really secure to the jambs otherwise the slamming of the door will crack the render; perhaps a construction adhesive between frame and block where it is screwed to the block
Or soften the closing with a damped door closer
Alternatively run a decorative line round the render the width of the door frame after its on but before it’s cured, to give a weaker point/channel where any cracking will occur first
The frame needs to be really secure to the jambs otherwise the slamming of the door will crack the render; perhaps a construction adhesive between frame and block where it is screwed to the block
Or soften the closing with a damped door closer
Alternatively run a decorative line round the render the width of the door frame after its on but before it’s cured, to give a weaker point/channel where any cracking will occur first
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