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Specialist Plasterers

Plasterers can specialise in the following areas:

Solid plastering applying wet finishes to surfaces and putting protective coverings like pebble-dashing on external walls.

Fibrous plastering creating ornamental plasterwork, such as ceiling roses, cornices, columns and architraves, using a mixture of plaster and short fibres shaped with moulds and casts.

Dry lining fixing internal plasterboard or wallboard partitions by fastening them together on a timber or metal frame ready for decorating.

Plastering

There are two main types of plaster, gypsum based and cement based. Cement based plasters are used mainly for outdoors, generally for rendering. Gypsum based plasters are used indoors only - damp will attack a gypsum based plaster and cause it to crumble.

When plastering surfaces with differing absorption, it is good practice to key the surfaces to be plastered with a PVA bonding sealer. This prevents the plaster setting at different speeds.

At external corners, metal angle beads are used to create a sharp corner. These are stuck to the walls using plaster.

Skimming is a term used for applying a thin coat of plaster to a wall or ceiling to provide a smooth uniform surface.

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