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Hello, I have an upcoming project involving a tadelakt shower. Would it be appropriate to use tadelakt on the shower floor as well? If so, what would you recommend as the best method for finishing it, considering that multiple coats are required at the final stage?

I would like to plaster the walls of my 1870's home, opting out of using drywall and instead wanting to build a scratch and brown coat on metal lath, then utilizing instruction on finishing methods from NAA. I noticed that the base plasterer course starts with drywall instead. Does anyone know if the skills transfer or apply to the old school methods?

When doing a Tadelakt tub surround, how are people handling getting the finished plaster to within an eighth of an inch of the tub and over the built up tub lip? I was going to fur out the studs and hang the cement board over the built up edge of the tub. Anyone have a better solution or any insights to share.

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Hey! Just wondering what you guys recommend for surface prep on Wood. For example, a range hood made out of OSB, MDF or Wood panels/sheets. Does the material matter, in the sense if the glue will dis-color the plaster over time(Would you not recommend one of them ever)? Is the approach the same for preparing the Surface or dependent on which one you're using? Is there a unique protocol to each? I know you guys would prefer to clad it with sheetrock on top but is there anything else?

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What material you guys recommend to use for sample boards if I've got a bit of left over plaster to use from a project and wanna make sample? Any material you recommend that's sturdy that can hold the blends while exchanging hands a lot?

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I have a client who has painted OSB hung as the wall surface in her studio. She has inquired about having plaster done as a finish but would prefer not to have to remove the OSB. To my knowledge wood is not an ideal substrate for plastering onto. Is the only option here to have drywall hung over the OSB? Any advice would be appreciated, open to creative solutions here.

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When making sample boards for the classic and refined blends - do you recommend doing the standard Heritage base coat and then the final coats, or can you expedite the process by applying the final coats directly over the primer w/ aggregate?

What are the necessary steps to plaster over painted brick?

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