20 Plastering Pointing and White /Colour Washing 201. PLASTERING This is a process of covering rough surfaces with a plastic material to obtain an even, smooth, regular, clean and durable surface. Plastering conceals defective workmanship and covers up unsound and cheap quality material. Often, plastering is required to provide a satisfactory base for decorating the surface by white-washing, colour washing, distempering or painting, External plastering also termed as ‘rendering’ is done with the object of improving the resistance of the surface to rain waler penetration and other atmospheric influences. The plastic material or plaster is made by working together a mixture of building materials which may be cement, lime or clay, fine aggregates (usually sand) and water. Certain additives are sometimes added to improve its adhesi veness, durability and lusture. When cement is used as the binding material, the plaster is termed as cement plaster and When lime is used as the binding material, it is called lime plaster. Sand normally forms the greatest proportion of the constituents ofa oa Sand controls the shrinkage, porosity, strength and adhesive pene 5 of plaster. Fine sand is often recommended for plastering and irshoult 30 graded that it does not pass by more then 5% ne ee of 100 mesh (B.S. sieve). Sand used should be clean: S107 1 trom deleterious matter. Water used should be clean ae) fit for Purposes. Depending upon the availability of the materials, to a er Plaster for any particular location, is governed ys piste “onditions and the finish desired. a N OF SURFACE FOR at extent upon its , ‘ ity of plaster depends 10° Brace for plastering ides round. ‘The preparation 0! i end - back-ground ea ‘tions which extend by ie e importance. All the proje' ARATI2 roe So ont ee Pole» WidSets ORM m0 Pe Seog Sang vexomane9 Sam ee etn |NLINIOA ns aLONIS¥MM NnOTOORALIHA Eg ty "mod omar ao pce 0 et jose ope Be a are vo hd “osm yo 9 ads seston 2a ened a 0S fonds wie ee Sep Sere wrth rE st onanismwet sony