plastering terminology
Post on 19-Oct-2014
138 views
DESCRIPTION
Plastering TerminologyTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Plastering Terminology](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061105/54443b77b1af9f740a8b4857/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Plastering Terminology
![Page 2: Plastering Terminology](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061105/54443b77b1af9f740a8b4857/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Adhesion - the strength of bond between 2 coats of plaster
or a background.
Aggregate -the part of a mix which will not set.
Arris -a sharp edged external angle.
Background - the base to which plaster is applied.
Bay - the area of wall, ceiling or floor completed in 1
operation.
![Page 3: Plastering Terminology](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061105/54443b77b1af9f740a8b4857/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Binder – the part of a mix that sets and binds the aggregate
together.
Bond – the strength of a plastering material to a
background due to mechanical key.
Bonding Agent – a substance applied to a smooth surface
(concrete) to improve adhesion.
![Page 4: Plastering Terminology](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061105/54443b77b1af9f740a8b4857/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Dubbing out - the filling out of hollows on a background.
Dry-lining – Plasterboarding walls instead of traditional
plastering.
Darby – used for straightening work.
Devilling – scratching the straightening coat with a nail
float to provide a key.
![Page 5: Plastering Terminology](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061105/54443b77b1af9f740a8b4857/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Dot – small pieces of wood which are bedded and levelled
and used as guides for forming screeds.
Fat – the fine residue on a plasterer’s trowel when
trowelling out.
Feather edge – a rule used for ruling internal angles.
Grounds – timber rods fixed to the brickwork to give
thickness of plaster.
![Page 6: Plastering Terminology](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061105/54443b77b1af9f740a8b4857/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Hacking – the roughening of a brick background to provide
a key.
Mechanical key – openings or grooves in a background into
which plaster will pass.
Plasticizer – an additive used to increase the workability of
a mix.
Screed – a narrow band of plaster used to rule off.
![Page 7: Plastering Terminology](https://reader033.vdocuments.mx/reader033/viewer/2022061105/54443b77b1af9f740a8b4857/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
E.M.L.- expanded metal lathing.
D.P.M.- damp proof membrane.
P.P.E. – Personnel Protective Equipment