Replacing the plaster that joins patio roof to wall

davex123

I’d like to smarten up the front of my house, starting with the point at which the sloping patio roof joins the wall (photo attached). The plaster (or whatever it actually is) is cracked and crumbling. I have no idea what to replace it with if I did it myself or if it’s a job for a professional.

Would be grateful for any advice on how to go about it!

Davesnave

Ideally, it should be replaced with lead sheet let into the the brickwork behind the rendering. Not a DIY job. There are fairly large cracks in the render, so I would check the soundness of that first, as maybe the job should go with some rendering or repair of same.

Slinky

That's a porch not a patio

FreeBear

Slinky said: That's a porch not a patio

Porch & bay to be more precise.

Have a similar fillet of mortar over my bay window that is also cracked and separating from the wall in places. On the to-do list this year is to remove the mortar, chase a slot in to the brickwork and install some real lead flashing. A bell cast will be added over the top and the area rendered to match the rest of the house.

Budget is around £500, but it will be part of a much bigger job.

AdrianC

A patio with a roof. It's an interesting concept.

Nikkilou86

We had similar on our old house and had led flashing replaced, I can’t remember how much it cost now as was a few years ago but I don’t remember it being particularly expensive, just a pain to find someone to do it as it was such a small job to them 🤷‍♀️

Hasbeen

AdrianC said:

A patio with a roof. It's an interesting concept.

So is trying to use plaster?