Wall Plastering

removal of old finishes, room preparation, floor finishing (laminate, tile, parquet), ceiling finishing (tensioned, painted), electrical and plumbing system replacement, window and door replacement, etc. It's true that renovation cannot be finished — it can only be paused.

In this article, we’ll focus on wall finishing. An apartment or office will definitely leave a lasting impression on any guest or even a neighbor if you manage to creatively finish and plaster the walls.

Methods of Wall Plastering

There are many types of plaster. It would be correct to classify and divide them by texture and application method.

Plaster can be three-dimensional (e.g., structural and facade plaster), textured (like mosaic or decorative plaster), or smooth — a classic example of this type is Venetian plaster.

Three-Dimensional Plasters

Structural decorative plasters typically imitate ancient building materials, such as adobe (i.e., the texture of walls in old mud-brick houses). The plaster mixture for structural coating is usually supplied pre-mixed and sealed in buckets. The base of such plaster is latex and PVA.

Facade plasters, on the other hand, are supplied as dry mix, requiring thorough mixing with water. Facade coatings are coarser and simultaneously more durable than traditional structural finishes.

Textured Plasters

The classic example of textured coating is mosaic plaster. The base of this coating is sand of varying grain size and shade. By combining different grain sizes and tones, a skilled craftsman can create unique mosaic patterns. Applying mosaic plaster is considered one of the most complex and highly paid types of finishing work.

Decorative and textured plasters are very similar. Their base is a mixture of PVA and acrylic, and a wax coating is applied as a protective layer, which can also be tinted to give walls a unique shade.

Smooth Plasters

Venetian plasters are known for their wide variety of patterns and micro-reliefs, as well as the active use of acrylic paints for additional wall decoration. Venetian plasters with gold leaf or patina are especially popular.

In general, regardless of the type of plaster used, the basic application rules remain unchanged and are considered the standard of renovation. These include wall surface leveling using guides, sanding the plastered surface with a sanding machine, and proper room preparation before plastering.

Work is best done during warm seasons or in well-heated rooms with a closed thermal circuit. This requirement exists because plastering walls is a wet process that releases moisture into the surrounding environment, which inevitably leads to condensation in cold rooms and hinders uniform curing of the plaster mixture.