PLASTERING

• Plaster is a building material used for

coating, protecting and decorating
walls and ceiling. The process is
called as plastering.
• Plaster is mixture of lime or gypsum,
sand and water.
• Plastering materials:
• Cement
• Lime or Clay
• Aggregates
• Water
• Admixture
 TOOLS OF PLASTERING

TROWEL HAWK FLOAT

A trowel is used for applying Hawk is tool to hold the plaster so A float is use for applying and
mortar to moldings, corners etc. that the user can repeatedly and spreading mortar on the surface.
easily get some material to apply
on the surface.
 TYPES OF PLASTERING

LIME PLASTER CEMENT PLASTER MUD PLASTER STUCCO PLASTER

• Applied in one or more coat. • Applied in two coats • Usually laid in three coats
(depending upon type of • Thickness: • Thickness : 25 mm
• Usually applied in one coat
structure) First coat : 18 mm First - scratch coat
• Thickness : 12-15 mm (or Second coat : 6mm
• Thickness : 20mm depending upon site Second - fine coat
First - scratch coat 15mm conditions) Third - white coat
Second - fine coat 15mm
Third – finishing coat 2-5mm
Lime plaster Cement plaster

Mud Plaster Stucco Plaster

 1. Ensure the wall surface is clean and free from dust. Sprinkle water over the surface to ensure better sticking of the
plaster.
2. Mix appropriate amount and ratio of cement with lime, water and sand. inside the
3. Using trowel, scoop an amount of plaster which could be hold by the hawk.

METHOD OF 4. Then collect half that amount from the hawk, onto the trowel on throwing it with a certain force against the wall or by
pressing it on the surface.

PLASTERING 5. Then starting at the bottom of the wall, use nice and smooth strokes with the trowel and press the mortar onto the wall
and try and distribute the plaster on the trowel evenly over a certain area.
6. Repeat the process with the other area until the wall is fully covered with the plaster. Wall corners should be the last to
be plastered.
7. Allow the plaster to dry.
8. Scratching should be initiate after some hardness is achieved within the plasters, usually within few hours, if another
layer of plaster (finishing plaster) is needed.