Different Kinds Of Plastering Jobs Top Tradespeople

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What different types of plastering jobs are there?

When getting quotes from plasterers it might help to know the lingo so here are a few of the most common terms so you know what you are talking about when getting plasterers quotes.

Plasterboarding

Plasterboarding is extremely common in modern housing and new build property. Plasterboards are adhered to blockwork using a dry wall adhesive. This method of plastering is known in the trade as dot and dab plastering. Plasterboards provide an easy maintenance alternative to traditional methods of plastering. Plasterboards are a gypsum based board onto which plaster skim is applied to provide a plastered finish. Plasterboarding work carried out by plasterers tends to be quicker and easier to carry out for plasterers and therefore can work out much cheaper than other forms of plastering work. The boards come in varying sizes with the smallest plasterboard being known as a handiboard. Large plasterboards are extremely heavy and when being fitted to ceilings require either a special tool which lifts them up and holds them in place before fixing securely to the ceiling or will require a two-man team to fit.

Skimming

A thin covering of the final coat of plaster often called multifinish or board finish (when used to plaster over plasterboards). When skimming onto existing plaster rather than plasterboards it is essential that the base plaster is carried out well as skimming does not hide imperfections in plastering.

Plaster Skim and Plasterers Scrim

Don't confuse these two unless you want to show your plastering layman status.

Plasterers scrim is a kind of adhesive tape which is used to adhere the shamfered edges of plasterboards together. Plaster skim is another name for multifinish or skimming plaster (the final plaster finish coat).

Remember this - a roll of scrim and a bag of skim.

There are many more terms but hopefully these few might be able to help you when you start looking for plasterers quotes.