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From my perspective it is. While you don't have to use it, we have found that 2 tablespoons of the powder dropped into water prior to mixing facilitates the ability to go "wet on wet" quickly with zero bubbles.

Has everyone tried it??

Glad to have found this little forum.. i have a small house i'm completely renovating by myself, i have yet to do any plastering, still in the learning stage.. getting close tho, sections of the house should be ready to start plastering next month!..

A road blocks ive come across (every video i find on youtube related to this is just drywall)

1) corner beads: what corner beads should i use with plaster? it seems there are many different types and i cant seem to find any that are meant for plaster.as i know for plaster the rely on a mechanic/key bond right?, so they need to mesh or expanded metal right?? also do we thinly plaster over the 90 degree angle/point of the bead?? ive seen lots of drywall videos where the point of the bead is left exposed, but I'm assuming/hoping we don't do that with plaster. If anyone has some specific brand of corner bead and where to buy it online i would greatly appreciate it!

2) I'm installing new hardwood floors and i like the clean look of no trim, so what are my options for where the plaster wall meets the floor? do i leave a little gap? run plaster right down to the floor? will some kind of shadow reveal bead work??

Hope those questions made sense

Hey y'all. In order to save myself some time on my personal home build, I was considering the idea of having my stucco contractor do a basecoat on the interior, then I'd come after and do the finish coat.

Question being, would the stucco application techniques apply well enough for base coat plaster? Is this too risky?

I am also trying to source a good lime plaster system for the exterior that I can provide for the "stucco" contractor.

Any insights would be welcomed and appreciated!

-Josh

I've been getting more inquiries on textured plaster, raked, fluted etc. Anyone have a good source for this technique / technical knowledge on plaster type or aggregate size etc? Is anyone else getting requests from designers for it?

Hello!

I am coming up on a job plastering a fireplace that poses one major issue. The gas fireplace was installed and drywall was hung and finished before anyone noticed the space where a long vent was supposed to be got covered up.

The architect is proposing drilling multiple ~3/4” holes at the top of the fireplace wall for venting, but have each hole be trim-less. So that would mean having each hole prepped to level 3, then plastering to the edges and on the inside of the hole (the thickness of the drywall).

It seems a bit tricky getting into such small spaces…

My main question is—can this be done, or rather should this be done? Has anyone done something like this or seen a better solution for a situation like this?

Thanks!

Harrison

After taking the Tadelakt class (amazing), my friend and I have plastered a number of walls in her house with both Heritage and Classic blends. We are psyched about the product overall, but our biggest crux so far has been getting clean lines from plastered wall to non-plastered walls, trim, and ceilings especially.

As we move toward a paid job for a client, I'm curious when and where you might mask off a transition, and if so when do you remove the tape? If not, does anyone have tips on bringing the mud perfectly to those transitions?

Thanks!

As a brand new plasterer, what are the MUST HAVE trowels for flawless finishes?