Plastering, plain and decorative. A practical treatise on the art & craft of plastering and modelling ... Together with an account of historical plastering in England, Scotland, and Ireland, accompanied by numerous examples (1897)
Millar, William · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 601
loat. The sole has a series of squares projecting about § inch, each square about i inch, and ^ inch apart. Concrete surfaces are also roughened or matted by dabbing the surface as soon as trowelled with a coarse stiff whalebone brush. Illustration No. 189 shows three designs of grooved surfaces… … unsuitable for large sections. Plaster stamps are sometimes used for temporary purposes, or for small sections and quantities. Stamps for large concrete surfaces should be composed of a material that is easily made to the desired form, durable, and slightly flexible. For this purpose I used wood,…
Plastering · Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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