PLASTER - a soft mixture of lime with sand or
cement and water for spreading on walls,
ceilings, or other structures to form a smooth
hard surface when dried.
CEMENT PLASTER ON LATH PARTS
SCRATCH COAT - Surface roughen to add
tiles
SCRATCHING - A method to roughen surface
BROWN COAT - The second rough coat is
made of the same mixture.
- The brown coat is applied
directly to the scratch coat, also
at a 3/8-inch thickness, but left
unscored. The sand provides a
rough texture that gives the
light, 1/8-inch finish coat a
surface to grip onto.
LATH - a building material in sheets used as a
base for plaster.
WHITE COAT - It is applied over gypsum
plaster as a finish.
KEYS - the portion of the plaster extending
through the lath.
GYPSUM PLASTER
• Originally used to strengthen and seal
surfaces
• Provide fire protection in the case of
combustible materials
• Later used as a decorative finish
PLASTER OF PARIS
• Produced by driving off three quarters
of the water content from the natural hydrated
gypsum
• Sets very quickly on the addition of
water
• Often used as a moulding materials
UNDERCOAT & ONE-COAT
PLASTERS
• Retarded semi-hydrate gypsum
• With light-weight aggregate
• Setting time normally ranges between
one to two hours
• Typical application for walls is 11mm for
undercoats with a finish coat of 2mm, or a
single coat of 13mm
• Ceiling undercoat is 8mm with a 2mm
finish coat
• Recommended maximum total plaster
thickness is 25mm
• May also be 1 part Cement 3 parts
Sand with water
BACKGROUNDS FOR PLASTER
• Plaster bonds to the background
by a combination of mechanical
key adhesion
• Backgrounds should be clean,
dry and free from other
contamination
• May be applied directly to dense
aggregate concrete blocks
without prior wetting
PLASTER SKIM COATING FOR TOP COAT
Konstrukt by Boysen Paints
Super Kinis by Island Paints
Mondo by Davies Paints
PLASTERBOARD
• Consists of gypsum core bonded to
strong paper liners
• Standard board sizes are 1200mm and
2400mm wide to coordinate with timber or
metal stud partitioning systems
• May be cut with a saw or scored or
snapped
• Standard thickness are 12.5,15 and
19mm
TYPES OF PLASTERBOARD
TYPE H • A crack-free 20mm barium plaster layer
• Have water-resistant core and treated affords the same level of protection as a 2mm
• May be used in moist and humid such sheet of lead
as kitchens and bathrooms
TYPE F
• Fire-resistant boards
• Available in 12.5 and 15mm thick
reinforced with glass fibers
• Color coded in pink
SOUND INSULATION BOARDS
• Color coded in blue
• Have a modified gypsum core making
them heavier

SPECIAL PLASTER

SPECIAL PLASTERS PROJECTION

PLASTER
• Sprayed onto the background from a
projection machine
• It is built up to the required thickness,
ruled to an even surface then flattened and
troweled to a flat surface
• Process should not be carried out under
freezing, excessively hot or dry conditions
• Typical application is 13mm and should
not exceed 25mm

ACOUSTIC PIASTER
• Higher level of sound absorption than
standard gypsum plaster
• Aluminum powder is added to the wet
plaster mix to produce fine bubbles of
hydrogen gas giving it a honeycomb structure
• One form consists of perforated
gypsum plasterboard which may be backed
with 100mm glass wool sound-absorbing felt

BARIUM PLASTER
• Retarded hemi-hydrated plaster
containing barium sulphate aggregate
• Used as an undercoat plaster in
hospitals where protection from X-rays is
required