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Plaster And Drywall Installations Made Simple in Long Branch, NJ
Hand troweled gypsum plaster is ideal for large round "Old World Santa Fe Style" corners and will also work well for a contemporary flat wall with square corners. Cranford gypsum plaster can be built up in single and multiple coats to achieve more depth than any other plaster system available.
Traditional plaster is applied over expanded metal lath and done in 3 coats to an overall thickness of 7/8". The first coat is called the scratch coat, the second is the brown coat and the final coat is called the finish coat. There are only a few manufacturers of gypsum plaster in the U.S. The product consists of a powder that is similar to cement or lime and is packaged in paper sacks. The base coat material will usually contain a lightweight aggregate called perlite which is mixed with plaster sand and water. The finish coat is traditionally a finer gradation of gypsum, blended only with water. When applying traditional gypsum plaster it is important to control the environment by sealing up the room that the material is being applied in. Gypsum is very susceptible to shrinking, cracking and weakening if the temperature and humidity are not controlled. Direct sunlight and wind can cause gypsum to dry to rapidly. This will cause improper hydration which in turn creates a weak product and different suction rates, affecting the final color. It is important to keep the gypsum damp throughout the process up until the the finish coat. The finish coat is usually white and painted, however, it can be tinted using approved pigment to create integral color.
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