This creates a rough texture that helps the next layer of plaster stick better. You might read some advice that talks about ‘skimming’ a wall, which only requires one thin coat of plaster. While it ...

At the turn of the 20th century, plaster was the most popular interior wall covering in North America, and it remained so for ...

Walls tell stories – whether through the marks of time, the textures of their surfaces, or the art we choose to display on ...

The properties of wall plasters, scratch plasters, and other building materials are strongly influenced by the size and shape ...

Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight was first excavated in 1880-1881 revealing rooms with elaborate mosaic floors and many fragments of painted wall plaster. This fragment shows a peacock ...