roughcast
Preliminary unfinished form
Roughcast is a coarse plaster of lime and gravel used to coat exterior walls, giving them a textured, unfinished appearance.
The verb means to apply this coating, or more broadly, to shape something in preliminary or unpolished form: a roughcast plan, roughcast ideas.
As an adjective, it describes something crudely formed or covered with such plaster.
Decorative wall plaster
- pebbledashWall coating with embedded gravel
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- aggregateCombined sum total
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
lime · mortar · texture · finish · surfacing · protective · weatherproofing · adhesion
Rough in texture
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- bumpyUneven in surface
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- granularMade of tiny particles
pebbly · irregular · tactile · abrasive · nubbly · grainy · pitted · dimpled
Outer protective layer
- exteriorOuter portion
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
veneer · siding · weatherboard · frontage · surface · finish · cottage · farmhouse
Sovereign state or territory
- cottageSmall rural home
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
vernacular · artisanal · handmade · simple · earthy · quaint · farmhouse · folk
Preliminary version of text
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- outlineSummary of key elements
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
crude · approximate · tentative · initial · prototype · model · maquette · study
stucco
Decorative wall plaster
- pebbledashWall coating with embedded gravel
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- aggregateCombined sum total
cement · lime · mortar · texture · finish · surfacing · protective · weatherproofing · adhesion · substrate
coarse
Rough in texture
granular · pebbly · irregular · tactile · abrasive · nubbly · grainy · pitted · dimpled · stippled
cladding
Outer protective layer
brickwork · veneer · siding · weatherboard · frontage · surface · finish · cottage · farmhouse · vernacular
country
Sovereign state or territory
- cottageSmall rural home
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
traditional · vernacular · artisanal · handmade · simple · earthy · quaint · farmhouse · folk · primitive
draft
Preliminary version of text
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- outlineSummary of key elements
- unfinishedNot yet complete
unpolished · crude · approximate · tentative · initial · prototype · model · maquette · study · working
- building materialslumber, concrete blocks, concrete, wood, brick
- building surfacesbrick, stone, stucco, render, cladding
- exterior finishessiding, vinyl siding, aluminum siding, metal siding, lap siding
- plasteringstucco, drywall, plasterboard, finish coat, skim coat
- plastersstucco, render
- steel productsbillet, bloom, ingot, slab, stainless steel
roughcastsmooth finish
Surface without texture
ashlar · dressed stone · burnished · smooth coat · glazed