rough plaster?

[HowieC]

Hi all. Hope you can help..

I want to do some rough plastering. The sort in which you can see some trowel marks and the odd ripple or two.

I'm OK at 2-coat skimming but I've never done rough plastering work before.

Can anyone advise me on the type of plaster to use and the technique - so that I can have a bit of a practice first?

Thanks.

Howard.

[stuart noble]

Artex gives you more time to mess about with the texture before it sets

[geraldthehamster]

A friend and I just did some rough plastering between joists on a recently exposed 1730 beamed ceiling in his kitchen. Neither of us is a builder and I've never plastered before. Following a suggestion from this very newsgroup, we used browning (over plasterboard), and smoothed it out to a rustic finish. Apply it to the wall then force it flat with the float just a few degrees off flat to the wall. If you want it smoother flick some water at it from a brush after 15 mins or so and smooth it over. This may or may not be the finish you're after

- we thought it was a convincing impersonation of rough lime plaster, enough to fool anyone who'd never seen lime plaster ;-)

Regards Richard

[Owain]

Have a few beers first?

Owain

[RW]

or on the true fashion.......

Slap it on and carve with an angle grinder

;-)

[The Natural Philosopher]

A sponge dabbed on makes a fair texture.