plasterers

They coat walls

Plasterers are workers who apply plaster to walls, ceilings, and other surfaces.

The trade involves spreading wet plaster mixtures and smoothing them to create finished interior walls or decorative architectural elements.

The plasterers finished the renovation in three days.

trade

trowel

Flat blade for spreading

  • hawkTaloned predatory bird
  • floatBuoyant object or vehicle
  • screedLong tedious rant

skim · rendering · skimming · jointing · taping · pointing · leveling · mixing · spreading · smoothing

tools

trowel

Flat blade for spreading

  • hawkTaloned predatory bird
  • floatBuoyant object or vehicle
  • screedLong tedious rant

spatula · mixer · scaffold · stilts · bucket · sponge · hopper · straightedge · brush · ladder

materials

stucco

Decorative wall plaster

  • mortarGrinding bowl or binder
  • gypsumHydrated calcium sulfate
  • limeAcidic green citrus

cement · plasterboard · drywall · lath · render · veneer · filler · adhesive · sealant · grout

finishes

skim

Pass over lightly

polish · smooth · stipple · knockdown · swirl · venetian · sgraffito · roughcast · pebbledash

surfaces

walls

Vertical enclosing structures

molding · archway · facade · partition · column · soffit · reveal · dado · coving · medallion

Categories
Opposites
construction trade function

plasterersdemolishers

Those who destroy structures

wreckers · strippers · painters · decorators · sandblasters

Family

plastered, plasterer, unplastered, replastered

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G