Description
This 15mm stop bead is a white PVC profile without a mesh wing, sold in 2.5 m lengths. It gives a thick render coat a straight, finished edge where the coat stops: at a frame, under a soffit or against another material. It is the deepest size in the Renders World stop bead range, which runs from 3 mm to 15 mm.
The 15mm Stop Bead Without Mesh: What You Get
One length is 2.5 m of white PVC profile. The product photograph shows a flat flange punched with round holes of several sizes, and a narrow return along the lower edge that forms the nose the render is finished against. There is no fibreglass wing on either side of it.
Two points decide the order before anything else:
- Size: the bead is sold as the 15 mm size. In the UK trade a stop bead is sized by the thickness of render it finishes, so a 15 mm bead is for a coat about 15 mm deep at the edge. Measure the coat at the edge itself, not the average across the wall.
- Wing: the bead has no mesh. In this range only the 3 mm and 6 mm sizes come with a mesh wing; at 15 mm the plain profile is the one on offer.
Stop Bead or Corner Bead at 15 mm
Renders World sells a 15 mm bead for edges and a 15 mm bead for corners, both white PVC without mesh and both 2.5 m long. They do different jobs:
- This 15mm stop bead: finishes the render where it ends, along a flat run of wall: the side of a window, the head of a door, the line under a soffit, or a change to brick or cladding.
- The 15 mm corner bead: sits on an external corner, where two rendered faces meet, and forms the arris both coats are ruled off to.
An elevation usually needs both. Count the edges where the render stops and the corners where it turns, and order each profile against its own list.
Stop Bead Sizes in the Same Range
The range covers five stop bead profiles, each 2.5 m long, and the thickness of the coat at the edge picks the size:
| Size | Mesh wing | Listing |
|---|---|---|
| 3 mm | Yes | 3 mm stop bead with mesh |
| 6 mm | Yes | 6 mm stop bead with mesh |
| 6 mm | No | 6 mm stop bead without mesh |
| 10 mm | No | 10 mm stop bead |
| 15 mm | No | This bead |
A bead that is shallower than the render leaves the coat standing proud of the nose, and a deeper one leaves the nose standing proud of the coat. The 15 mm size only earns its place where the coat at the edge really is that thick; where it measures nearer 10 mm, the 10 mm bead finishes flush. Where one elevation carries render of different thicknesses, each edge takes the size that matches it.
How Many Lengths an Edge Takes
Measure every edge where the 15mm stop bead will stop the coat. Divide each edge by the 2.5 m length and round up:
- a 2.5 m edge takes one length;
- a 6 m edge takes 6 ÷ 2.5 = 2.4, so three lengths, with the third cut down;
- the head and both sides of an opening are three separate edges, so count them separately.
Short offcuts rarely reach a second edge, so a list of edges gives a truer order than a single total of metres.
What to Confirm Before a Large Order
The listing and its photograph give the size, the length, the colour and the fact that the bead has no mesh. They do not give any of these:
- Maker: no manufacturer, product code or data sheet.
- Profile dimensions: no flange width, hole sizes or wall thickness.
- Fixing: no fixing method or fixing centres.
Where a specification names a particular maker or a fixing method, ring Renders World on 023 8200 2442 with the detail and settle it before the order goes in.
Fitting the Stop Bead
The bead is fitted before the render and the coat is ruled off against its nose. Three guides cover the method and the details around it:
- The bead itself: cutting, setting and checking the line, in the stop bead fitting guide.
- Openings: how stop, corner and drip profiles meet around a window or door, in render detailing at windows and doors.
- Choosing profiles: which bead belongs on which edge of the wall, in the guide to which render bead for which detail.
Ordering, Delivery and Returns
Renders World processes orders the same day when the stock is there. Put the beads in the same basket as the render they finish, so the sizes can be matched to the coat in one go.
- Delivery: quoted by the team after the order; parcels up to 25 kg go next day, always kerbside.
- Collection: from the counter at Unit 9A, Central Trading Estate, Southampton SO14 5JP, Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm and Saturday 7am to 12pm.
- Returns: goods bought directly from Renders World can go back within 14 days in their original condition; special orders and promotion purchases are excluded.
FAQ
Does this 15mm stop bead have mesh on it?
No. It is the plain PVC profile with a perforated flange. In this range the mesh wing comes only on the 3 mm and 6 mm stop beads.
Which render thickness is it for?
It is the 15 mm size, for a coat about 15 mm deep at the edge. For a coat nearer 10 mm the range has a 10 mm stop bead, and for thinner coats 6 mm and 3 mm sizes.
Can I use it on an external corner?
No. A stop bead finishes the render where it ends; an external corner takes the 15 mm corner bead, which is a separate listing.
How many lengths does a 10 m edge take?
Four: 10 ÷ 2.5 = 4 lengths of 15mm stop bead, provided the edge runs in one straight line.
Who makes this stop bead?
The listing does not name a maker or a product code. If your specification calls for a particular one, ring 023 8200 2442 before ordering.