Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name : B. Seshaiah
Designation : Senior Lecturer
Branch : Civil Engineering
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic, Nellore
Year/semester : IV semester
Subject : Construction practice
Subject code : C406
Topic : Protective, Decorative finishes and
Termite proofing
Duration : 50 min
Sub topic : Plastering
Teaching Aids : animations ,figures
Revised by : GVVL Satyanarayana
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 Objectives

On completion of this period, you will be able to know

• State the objectives of plastering

• List out the types of plastering

• List out the steps involved in plastering

• Explain the preparation of surface for plastering

• Explain the method of plastering in c.m with one coat

and two coats

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 Recap

In the previous period, we discussed

• Different types of staircases

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 Plastering

The process of covering masonry walls and other surfaces

with a plastic binding material of plaster or mortar.

Mortar is made with cement and sand or lime and sand.

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 Objectives of Plastering
• To provide even ,smooth, regular, clean and

durable surface

• To protect the surface from atmospheric

influence

• To give decorative effect

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 Objectives of Plastering

• To cover the inferior quality of material

• To protect against vermin nuisance

• To act as a base for colour washing ,painting

or distempering

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Types of plastering based on materials used
• Mud plastering

• Lime plastering

• Cement plastering

• Cement lime mortar

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 Procedure of plastering

• Surface preparation

• Preparation of mortar

• Application of mortar

• Finishing

• Curing

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 Preparation of Surface
• Roughening: The surface to be plastered should
be roughed for improving the bonding with plaster
• Cleaning: All the joints should be raked to remove
the loose materials if any
• Daubing: The holes and depressions if any should
be filled with mortar so as to make the surface even
• Wetting: The surface should be moistened before
application of plaster to avoid loss of water content
in plaster

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 Plastering with cement mortar

Preparation of mortar

• Cement mortar of (1:4) or (1:5) is used for plastering

• Cement and sand are mixed thoroughly in dry condition

• Required quantity of water is added

• Contents are thoroughly mixed by hand for small works

and by mechanical mixers for large works

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 Plastering with cement mortar
Application of mortar

This can be done in

• single coat
12mm thick for Brick walls, 20mm thick for Stone
Masonry
• double coat
20mm for Brick walls in two layers (12mm first coat
and 8mm second coat)

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 Plastering with cement mortar one coat

• Patches of 150mm x 150mm Plaster guides of

required thickness prepared not more than 2m
intervals over the entire surface

• This patches are called guides

• The mortar is applied between the guides with

trowel

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 Plastering with cement mortar one coat

• The mortar applied should have a thickness slightly more

than specified

• The mortar surface then worked with a long wooden float

with small sawing swing to bring the surface true level

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Fig.1 Cement Plaster

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 plastering with cement mortar two coats
20mm thick with sponge finish

Application of first coat

• Application of first coat with a thickness of 12mm

• The surface is then racked with iron brush to provide a

proper bond

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plastering with cement mortar two coats
20mm thick with sponge finish
Application of second coat

• The sand used for this second coat should be of size

150 to 600 microns
• The mortar is applied with trowel for a thickness of 8mm
• Then the surface is rubbed with a wet sponge and then
with a dry sponge to obtained smooth finish

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 Curing

• The plastered surface be should kept moist for at

least 7 days

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 Summary

In this period, you have learnt

• Objectives of plastering

• Types of plastering

• Steps involved in plastering

• Preparation of surface for plastering

• Method of plastering in cement mortar with one

coat and two coats

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 QUIZ

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1. The thickness of plastering the surface of brick
wall with one coat is

(a) 12mm
(b) 20mm
(c) 30mm
(d) 25mm

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2. The cement mortar used for ordinary plastering
work of walls is generally.

(a) 1:1
(b) 1:2
(c) 1:3
(d) 1:4

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3. The curing for plastering with cement mortar
should be done for period of

(a) 3 days
(b) 7 days
(c) 14 days
(d) 21 days

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 Frequently asked questions

1.State the objectives of plastering

2. What is plastering?

3. What are the advantages of plastering?

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