Stucco by lighthouses - pledge of even walls

The word "plaster" became ordinary and natural for us. Anyway, we encounter it in everyday life, but few people think about how it appeared. But its history is one thousand years old.

The oldest traces of plaster, which were discovered by scientists, number more than 9000 years.
Originally it consisted of clay and straw. According to some historical data, Egyptians as a plaster used powdered calcined gypsum, mixed with water. But thanks to the ancient Romans there was decorative plaster, later called "Venetian". It included waste processing marble. They were mixed with slaked lime, diluted with water and applied to a wall.

Types of plaster

With the passage of time and the development of technology, the composition of the plaster has changed, but only one thing remains unchanged: it is the method of applying it.

At present, during the construction work, plaster on lighthouses is most often used. This method of application makes it possible to obtain an even and vertical surface. This further allows you to significantly facilitate the carrying out of finishing works, such as wallpapering, tiling with ceramic tiles.

That is why the plaster on the lighthouses has become so popular. Let's take a short look at the technology of this process.

Initially, the wall in one plane is set strictly vertically with
Using the building level, special plastering beacons made of thin sheet metal. Sometimes some masters use wooden or mortar beacons. The distance between them depends on what rule will be used for plastering.

Next, mix the mixture for plastering the wall. It can be a solution prepared on the basis of cement, or a plaster mixture on a gypsum base. Apply it between the beacons and, having rested on them the rule, evenly distribute the plaster mass.

The final stage is the so-called covering - the final layer, which is subject to smoothing and troweling.

Plaster on beacons has one insignificant minus. When the walls are very uneven, when leveling, a large consumption of material occurs, which leads to an increase in price. In those cases where it is not necessary to create a strictly vertical surface, and plaster is only needed to protect the wall from external
Factors, produce plastering without the use of beacons.

And, finally, decorative plaster. It is performed on the already prepared smooth surface. As its name suggests, its purpose is to decorate the walls. For this purpose, ready-made mixtures or manufactured ones are used. They are applied with a spatula, a thin layer, after drying, or painted, or covered with wax to give a glossy surface.

This, of course, a brief excursion. In fact, the stucco on the lighthouses has a lot of different subtleties and tricks. And before deciding to do it yourself, you should at least follow the work of this master.