Description
A brick facade without laying a single brick starts with a stencil such as the Visage Stencil Boston Brick, pressed to a primed wall. The plaster fills the bricks, the primer shows through as the mortar, and the pattern appears when the stencil comes off.
Visage Stencil Boston Brick: What You Are Buying
It is one of the two Ceresit brick stencils, Boston and London, and it works as one part of a three-part finish:
- Stencil: the Boston brick pattern, in a pack listed as 15pcs/15m2.
- Plaster: Ceresit CT 60 VISAGE 0.5 mm, an acrylic plaster designed for stencilled brick facades.
- Primer: Ceresit CT 16, which becomes the colour of the mortar lines.
Ceresit publishes no stencil size, sheet count or covered area in its documents, so the stencil itself carries no technical figures; every technical value for this pack belongs to the plaster. At Renders World it sits in the decorative render range.
Where a Brick Stencil for Render Works
The stencil goes wherever the plaster is allowed. The Ceresit CT 60 VISAGE data sheet sets that scope:
- Insulated facades: as the finishing coat of a Ceresit Ceretherm ETICS on EPS boards, over a mesh-reinforced layer of CT 80, CT 85 or ZU more than 3 days old.
- Mineral walls: cement and cement-lime plasters older than 28 days and concrete older than 3 months, both at moisture of 4% or less.
- Inside only: gypsum below 1% moisture, chipboard, gypsum-fibre board, plasterboard and strong, well-bonded paint.
The Ceresit VISAGE brochure adds that the brick pattern can go anywhere around the building, a garden wall or fence included. Moisture pushing from behind can damage the plaster, so where damp is lasting the sheet asks for sealing layers first.
The Plaster Behind the Pattern: CT 60 VISAGE 0.5 mm
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pack | 25 kg bucket |
| Consumption | about 1.5–2.0 kg/m²* |
| Colours | 12 Visage colours and Colours of Nature |
| Water absorption | class W2, EN 15824 |
| Vapour permeability | class V2, EN 15824 |
| Adhesion | 0.6 MPa, EN 15824 |
| Air and wall | +5 °C to +25 °C |
| Relative humidity | below 80% |
| Surface drying | about 15 minutes |
| Rain resistance | after about 24 hours |
| Shelf life | up to 18 months |
* With a stencil about 1 mm thick. Reaction to fire is given only for complete systems: B-s1, d0 in Ceresit Ceretherm Visage and Universal EPS, and A2-s1, d0 in Universal MW. Impact category II comes from a system test under ETAG 004, not from the plaster alone.
How the Brick Effect Is Made
- Prime for the mortar colour. The joint takes its colour from Ceresit CT 16. Ceresit recommends Etna 1, Etna 5, Nebraska 3, Kalahari 1, Savanne 4, Colorado 4 or Texas 5 from Colours of Nature. Absorbent walls take CT 17 first and CT 16 at least 2 hours later.
- Wait for the primer. The plaster goes on only when CT 16 is completely dry.
- Stick the stencils. Remove the protective tape, lay them to the recommended pattern and press them down hard, with a rubber roller for example, so no plaster runs underneath. Stick only what you will plaster straight away.
- Plaster and smooth. Stir the bucket, adding a little clean water only if needed, spread the plaster evenly with a steel float held at an angle and smooth it at once; that smoothing is the texture.
- Lift the stencils. The data sheet says to take them off after the plaster's initial set; the VISAGE brochure says while the plaster is still wet. Follow the data sheet, the technical document of the two.
A peeled stencil is never stuck to another surface, and the plaster is never sprinkled with water. If work has to stop, finish at the edge of a stencil and carry on from that line. The brick and timber stencil guide covers layout on a whole elevation.
Weather and Crew on the Day
- Work in dry weather with air and wall between +5 °C and +25 °C and humidity below 80%, and keep off walls in strong sun.
- Cover the scaffold: Ceresit strongly recommends it, and the finish stays protected from sun, rain and strong wind until it is fully dry.
- One batch number per plane: the natural fillers can change the shade between batches, and the number is printed on every bucket.
- Enough hands on every lift: adjoining areas are joined wet-on-wet, which needs people at each scaffold level.
For colour, Ceresit recommends a light reflectance value (HBW) of 20 or more; below that, its technical department helps choose the insulation system, and intense dark shades stay on small details.
Boston or London?
| Pack | Plaster and primer | What differs |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Brick | CT 60 VISAGE 0.5 mm over CT 16 | the pattern |
| London Brick | CT 60 VISAGE 0.5 mm over CT 16 | the pattern |
The documents describe no technical difference between the two stencils. Choose by the look: compare the photos of this pack with the Visage Stencil London Brick pack before you order.
Ordering
Order the primer with the stencils, because the CT 16 colour decides the mortar lines; it sits in the quartz primer range at Renders World.
- Dispatch: Renders World processes orders the same day when the stock is there.
- Delivery: quoted by the team after the order is placed; every delivery is kerbside.
- Collection: Unit 9A, Central Trading Estate, Southampton SO14 5JP, Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm and Saturday 7am to 12pm.
FAQ — Visage Stencil Boston Brick
Can a stencil be used twice?
No. Ceresit says a stencil that has been peeled off is never stuck to another surface, so plan every area as a single use.
Which plaster does it need?
Ceresit CT 60 VISAGE 0.5 mm, the acrylic plaster the stencils are made for, over a fully dry CT 16 primer.
Can it go on boards outside?
The data sheet lists chipboard, gypsum-fibre board and plasterboard for inside only. Outside, the plaster goes on cement or cement-lime plaster, concrete or the reinforced layer of a Ceretherm system.
When should the work wait?
Hold the job when any of these apply:
- below +5 °C or above +25 °C;
- humidity of 80% or more;
- rain, or a wall in strong sun.
The plaster resists rain after about 24 hours.
Technical Documentation