Materials for the walls, there are so many. Decorative plaster remains one of the best - easy to work on finishing and Give a decorative plaster makes a great choice. Incidentally, this is not the only material that relates to decorative coverings. They also include stone chippings and "Venetian" plaster, structural plaster and some others, but they can not completely be attributed either to paint or to the plaster.
We return to the decorative plaster: simplicity of the technology application of decorative plaster and beautiful - it's not only her dignity. Trimmed walls can be washed with detergent, scouring powder and water. The connecting elements that are part of the plaster, absolutely do not spoil the water. And despite the various external influences plaster for long maintain its appearance.
Many people who are not versed in construction materials, can be easily misled by the enormous number of "decorative plaster," which is on the market. Confusing and many of its titles - "plaster", "Putz" and "stucco", which denote it, too: all three words putz (German), plaster (English) and stucco (Italian) were translated as plaster. Also plaster is classified into several types, depending on the type of surface, which is obtained as a result, as well as application technology of the material. Therefore, a building materials store you can find such descriptions as a relief plaster, mosaic, "roller", "under his coat," "rustic" and others.
Any plaster is a paste for application to walls or ceilings. It can be used as a basis for other materials or as a self-finish.
Structural plaster is mixed with a granular mass of pellets (wood fibers, small pebbles, etc.). It is divided into mineral, silicate-based synthetic latex.
Flock - a small colored specks, which are applied to the adhesive.
Venetian plaster can simulate marble. It is made of marble flour.
Plaster "antique" is a paint based on synthetic latex (binder in the composition of water-based paints), which has the effect of antiques due to appear at deposition abrasions.
Depending on the grain size, decorative plasters are divided into fine-grained and coarse-grained.
Mechanical resistance determines a material's ability to impact and scratches.
Chromaticity plaster is added with tinting - the process of adding pigment (masterbatch) to the white stuff.
These properties of the plaster as a hydrophobic coating ability and absorptive capacity determines its ability to cover, respectively, to repel water and absorb water.