The use of more advanced plastering materials such as gypsum-based plasters has relegated traditional lime-based plaster. Skilled contractors who specialized in lime-based finishes have become a rarity. Most often, they use plasterboard and skim plaster onto it. This article will be discussing techniques and basic principles of the art of lime plastering.
Most modern buildings nowadays are created using modern materials such as concrete, wood, or gypsum. Most plasterers are skilled in using these materials and sometimes have no idea how to use lime plasters. Lime plaster has two distinct characteristics over modern plastering materials; they can slowly absorb carbon dioxide in the air, and they shrink as they dry.
Lime construction has withstood the test of time and still visible in Rome's ancient structures or the Great Pyramids of Egypt, which also used lime. But how is lime prepared and mixed before applying it as plaster? Perhaps it's better if we can see the process of plastering using lime.
Most modern buildings nowadays are created using modern materials such as concrete, wood, or gypsum. Most plasterers are skilled in using these materials and sometimes have no idea how to use lime plasters. Lime plaster has two distinct characteristics over modern plastering materials; they can slowly absorb carbon dioxide in the air, and they shrink as they dry.
Lime construction has withstood the test of time and still visible in Rome's ancient structures or the Great Pyramids of Egypt, which also used lime. But how is lime prepared and mixed before applying it as plaster? Perhaps it's better if we can see the process of plastering using lime.
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