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| Sand finish plaster and gothic arches add
an old and solid decorative effect on this hallway. |
Gothic arches were used throughout. We
plastered over the old walls and the new drywall. I'm glad we didn't have to do the ceiling. |
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| Another view, showing more gothic arches. | Walls are first painted with a chemical bonding agent. We
used Euco
Weld and
Plaster Bonder from US Gypsum. |
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| The next step was to put on a thin coat of
veneer plaster basecoat. It is made to go on thin, but still is very durable, providing a good surface for the finish plaster. |
Applying finish coat. |
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| The finish coat is a sand finish. Please click on the
picture for
a close up. I made a sample first that the church building commitee
approved.
I wanted a finish that was sandy, but not real swirly. They liked it, too. |
The finish plaster was Keene's cement, lime and sandblasting sand. Keene's cement was used because it sets slow, allowing large areas to be done at a time. The side benefit is Keene's is extremely hard, providing a durable surface, even for a thin layer. |