DEFECTS IN PLASTERING

The common defects in plaster works are listed below

1. CRACKING:

In this formation, one or more cracks appear in the plastered surface.

2. BLOWING OR BLISTERING:

This consists in formation of small patches of plaster swelling out beyond the plastered surface.

3. FALLING OUT OF PLASTER:

In this formation, some area of a plastered surface is fallen out.

4. EFFLORESCENCE:

A deposit of soluble salts in the form of whitish crystalline substance appears on the surface or
background of the plaster.

5. CRAZING:
The development of thin hair cracks is known as crazing.

6. GRINNING:

In this formation, a pattern of joints or similar breaks in the continuity of the surface is found.