Plasterwork is construction or ornamentation done with plaster , such as a layer of plaster on an interior or exterior wall structure, or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. This is also sometimes called pargeting . The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering or rendering , has been used in building construction for centuries. For the art history of three-dimensional plaster, see stucco .
Tools and materials
trowels , floats, hammers , screeds, hawk , scratching tools, utility knives , laths , lath nails , lime , sand , hair , plaster of Paris , a variety of cements , and various ingredients to form color washes .
While most tools have remained unchanged over the centuries, developments in modern materials have led to some changes. Trowels, originally constructed from steel, are now available in a polycarbonate material that allows the application of certain new, acrylic-based materials without staining the finish. Floats, traditionally made of timber (ideally straight-grained, knot-free, yellow pine), are often finished with a layer of sponge or expanded polystyrene.
EDITOR BY MD NUR SARKAR
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