Registered Member Auckland Master Plasterers Association

Solid plastering - applying wet finishes to walls, ceilings and floors, or putting protective coverings such as pebble-dashing on external walls, using a range of hand tools and sometimes spraying equipment fibrous plastering making ornamental plasterwork such as ceiling roses, cornices, ornamental columns and architraves from a mixture of plaster and short fibres, often following drawings produced by an architect, artist or interior designer, using tools including moulds and casts. Some firms employ fibrous makers and fibrous fixers.

A third rapidly growing area often associated with plastering is drylining. Essentially, this is a generic term used to describe the construction of internal partitions using plasterboard or wallboard. Wall and floor partitions are constructed by fastening boards together onto a timber or metal frame ready for decorating. Ceiling Fixer.

Plasterwork is one of the most ancient of building techniques. Evidence shows that the dwellings of primitive man were erected in a simple fashion with sticks and plastered with mud.

For fine plasterer's sand-work, special sands are used, such as silver sand, which is used when a light color and fine texture are required.

To contact Colin Kelly please call
Phone: 09 849 6346
Fax: 09 849 6340
Mobile: 027 490 8167
Email: colin@kellyplastering.co.nz