basic plastering

What is the technical name for wetting the wall?

• Make it stick

• Control suction

• Wet it

• Brush it?

What is the most important part of plastering?

• Preparation

• Getting paid

• Laying on

• Getting it smooth

What happens when you don't wet the wall?

• Nothing

• Won't Stick

• Dries quickly

• Slides off the wall

What is the name of the tool that you use to carry the motar by hand?

• Trowel

• Brush

• Hawk

• Scratcher

Why do we scratch the wall?

• Suction

• Look pretty

• Make lines

• Key

What is the name of the tool to make your wall flat?

• Trowel

• Straightener

• Scratcher

• Straight edge

Why do you put a scratch coat on the wall?

• make it look a good job

• Build the wall out

• Control suction

• use up materials

What is a Background?

• Surface you going to plaster

• What is behind the wall

• First coat of plaster

• Top coat of plaster

What mix should you mix your scratch coat?

• 2 part sand 1 part cement

• 3 part sand 1 part cement

• 1 part sand 3 part cement

• 3 part sand 2 part

What is the technical term for scratching?

• Scratching

• Keying

• Hand key

• Mechanical key