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Similar here, it dragged on forever. If possible, I would have the plaster done before moving in. I then cut slots into some windows after the base plaster, because there's at least a 2-week break between base and top plaster. And then a few more days before painting. In case of doubt, the plasterers can just roughly tape a foil over the slot

I'm just curious how it will continue, because now we're heading into cold outside temperatures and if it doesn't progress, it will eventually get annoying. I really don't want to sit here over Christmas with taped windows and partly closed shutters. If necessary, I'll just take them down, they can complain if they want. No one told me before that it would drag on for months. Especially since we also have some kind of heavy-duty cable hanging out of the basement window for the machine and I therefore can't close it. But it's inside our thermal envelope, and if it gets cold now, I'll just be heating out the window. Or currently, the basement is "cold," but that can't go on much longer because a fabric shelf already got moldy there. Not cool. I'll probably have to annoy our site manager about it again when I see him.

You can close the window as far as possible and plug the rest with a piece of foam or an old blanket. It's not perfect, but it takes away most of it. I once made something out of a few boards to get electricity into the garden shed without having to keep my window open all the time.

I would have said just take the panel off and unplug it so that the basement window can be closed? It won't cause any great enthusiasm among the plasterers if they have to tape the windows again for the topcoat, that's clear. But that's their job. The basement window can't stay open all the time at 4°C at night, can it?

Similar for us, it dragged on forever. If possible, I would have the plaster done before moving in. I then cut slots into some windows after the base plaster, because there is at least a 2-week break between the base and top plaster. And then another few days before painting. In case of doubt, the plasterers can simply roughly stick a foil over the slot.

For us (prefabricated house in timber frame construction), it was different. The subcontractor of the prefabricated house manufacturer was there for one day and masked everything and plastered. I don’t know how many layers, as I was not on site all day. The protective foil in front of the windows was only applied for that one day.

With us (prefabricated house in timber frame construction) it was different. The subcontractor of the prefabricated house manufacturer was there for one day and taped everything off and plastered it. I don’t know how many layers, as I was not on site all day. The protective film in front of the windows was therefore only applied for that one day.

You can't compare a prefabricated house, as you have a completely different starting point. It's more like the top coat plaster in solid construction. In solid construction, you first have to seal all the gaps in the masonry with the base plaster and even out irregularities.

You can't compare prefab houses, you have a completely different starting point there. It's more like the topcoat in solid construction. In solid construction, you first have to seal all the gaps in the masonry with the base plaster and even out unevenness.

Thank you for your answer, now I have learned something again. Maybe your hint is also helpful for others.