Description
This 6mm render bead is a white PVC stop bead without a mesh wing, sold in 2.5 m lengths. It gives the render a straight, finished edge where the coat stops: at a frame, under a soffit or against another material. It sits in the Renders World stop bead range next to the 3 mm, 10 mm and 15 mm sizes and the profiles that carry a mesh wing.
The 6mm Render Bead Without Mesh: What You Get
One length of this stop bead 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 one 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 6 mm size. Stop beads are sized by the thickness of render they finish, so measure the coat at the edge itself, not the average across the wall.
- Wing: the bead has no mesh. The same 6 mm size is listed separately with a mesh wing, and they are easy to mix up in a basket.
With Mesh or Without at 6 mm
This pair is the one that most often ends up wrong on site, so the difference is worth setting out plainly:
- This bead: a perforated flange and a nose, nothing else. It sets the line and the depth of the render at the edge.
- The 6 mm stop bead with mesh: the same size with a fibreglass mesh wing along the flange, for a wall where the render sits on a reinforced base coat, as it does on external wall insulation.
If your build-up has a mesh layer and the specification asks for the edge to be tied into it, order the version with the wing. If the coat at that edge has no mesh layer, this is the bead to order.
Stop Bead Sizes in the Same Range
The stop bead range covers five profiles, each 2.5 m long, and the render thickness 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 | This bead |
| 10 mm | No | 10 mm stop bead |
| 15 mm | No | 15 mm stop 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. 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 6mm render 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 6mm render bead have mesh on it?
No. It is the plain PVC stop bead with a perforated flange. The 6 mm bead with a fibreglass mesh wing is a separate listing in the same range.
Which render thickness is it for?
It is the 6 mm size. For thicker coats at the edge the range has 10 mm and 15 mm stop beads, and for a very thin finish over a reinforced base coat there is a 3 mm bead with mesh.
How many lengths does a 10 m edge take?
Four: 10 ÷ 2.5 = 4 lengths of 6mm render 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.