Category: Building Finishes

Finishing of mortar joints to have a good appearance is called pointing. In general, constructions made with good quality bricks and stone masonry are finished with pointing to have a pleasing appearance.

1. Defects Usual defects which are noticed in plastering are discussed below. 2. Remedies

The following plastering techniques may be applied for a quality work:

Following are the tools used for plastering: 1. Laying Trowel Laying trowel is the ordinary trowel and is useful for applying or spreading or laying material and for trowelling so as to attain the desired finish. The trowel has a pointed or bull-nosed end. There are two types of trowels one can use to get… Continue reading Tools for Plastering

Based on certain factors such as desired appearance of the surface, cost, degree of maintenance, etc., the external walls are finished with suitable additional material than mortar. These are various forms of external finishes and some of them discussed below. 1. Sand-faced Finish Sand-faced finish plaster comprises of two coats. The first coat is carried… Continue reading External Finishes

Durability of plastering depends on its adhesion with the background. A good-background is one which has enough strength and plain enough for suitable application of plaster. Types of background are (i) Solid Background, (ii) Lathing and (iii) Boards and Slabs. 1. Solid Background The main characteristic of the solid background is that the nature of… Continue reading Preparation of Surface for Plastering

Object of plastering are as follows:

Plastering is the method of covering rough and uneven surfaces of the various components of a building with a plastic material (i.e., mortar which is called the plaster).

Building finishes comprise of plastering, pointing, painting, varnishing, white/colour washing or distempering. These finishes are performed to satisfy the following functions: Plastering is performed in majority of the cases and pointing is preferred in stone masonry and brick-masonry built by machine-moulded bricks. Painting, varnishing, white/colour washing or distempering are applied to different type of materials… Continue reading INTRODUCTION