Tools for plaster - prepare inventory

tool for plastering walls

Plastering of walls by using the following tools: construction falcon, trowel or shovel for plastering trowel, trowel, rule, level and plumb, roulette, guide rails for lighthouses, container for mortar, steel brush. We will tell more detail about each of them.Building

Falcon (shield with a handle in the center) - is used to maintain a solution as well as for application and leveling on the wall structure.On Falcon put part of plaster, and then applied it to the substrate using plaster blades.

Often, if the work is supposed to easy, then instead use an ordinary piece of plywood.Good falcon - should be light and have a smooth and sleek shield size 35x35 or 40x40 cm

trowel or spatula for the plastering -. Is composed of fabric, cutting, handle with a knee.It is used for measuring solution.Thanks to this application is carried out on the surface of the composition and further leveling.Cloth trowel made of thin steel, and must be size - 200 × 150 mm.

Knee blades is important to choose the size of at least 5 cm If you buy a shovel with a knee too high, it will not be easy to work, and too low -. You can injure your hands.Therefore, the optimal size of the still - 5 centimeters.

blades are also called otrezovkami .These are special tools used for fine work (cutting tubercles, plaster cracks).Accordingly, the size of their much smaller.In fact, it is the same miniature trowel.

poluterok - consists of a handle and a blade.It is better if the fabric is made from softwood.The main purpose is to pre-spreader leveling layers of plaster.

Grater - designed to wipe the surface.It consists of paintings and pen.It must be made of wood and have a canvas size of 15 × 11 cm. Or 13 × 18 cm. The handle is adjusted individually by hand size.

Rule - rail, which is often made of aluminum.It has a different size, but popular - 50-60 mm in width and 150 cm length..Used to check the layers of plaster, leveling on the surface of the solution, as well as for polishing and cutting husk.

Steel brush - is used for the preparation and cleaning of the surface.Instead, you can use an ordinary brush with steel bristles or tips on the drill.Everything depends on the level of contamination of the ground.

Tools for application of decorative plaster

addition to the usual tools, additional brushes and rollers needed for a decorative finish.The rollers can be made of completely different materials and have various forms.Brushes are also available with different bristle hardness.They come from: a natural, synthetic, mixed bristle.

rollers are chosen depending on the depth of irregularities base.For example, if the surface is smooth, it is necessary short nap roller.If, on the contrary, there is a plurality of protrusions and depressions, it is important to purchase a roller with a long nap.Divided rolls into the following categories: popular (for painting work), professional and high quality.

Which brush plaster is better to choose?

for staining and varnishing the surface using a brush.As has been said, they are made of natural, synthetic and mixed bristle.Natural bristles provides excellent ink absorption and retention.Suitable for any color other than water.

synthetic base - more durable and suitable for both water and oil-based paints.Most often it is made of nylon and polyester.Mixed bristle - combines the qualities of the previous two and is used to furnish a completely different surfaces.