Bellcast install

[brianos]

Hello, we have a stone cottage which has previously been rendered externally with concrete. 'As I understood it', the builder would install a bellcast bead to allow water drips to be directed away from the wall. On inspection however, it looks (based on my quick googling expertise) like its been installed upside down. Instead of water running down the render and then over a lip, I now have a plinth of render which is standing proud of the rest of the wall.

I spoke to the builder and he is convinced its right. He did give it another name which I've forgotten.

thoughts...

 

[a twig]

Is that “finished”?! If so, irrelevant of what the builder says they are trying to do that is a shoddy job.

If they are claiming that it is a plinth or something similar I’d laugh in their face and refuse to pay them.

 

[a twig]

In terms of bellcast or bellmouth, yep what you have there is definitely not it - I recently had to retrofit one here after a previous owner and rendered over the slate DPC - bridging it and causing damp, thrilling thread here which shows what one of those should look like (without self trumpeting too much)