Plumb and Dot Apply Plaster Materials to Internal

Plumb and Dot Apply Plaster Materials to Internal Surfaces

Plumb and Dot Introduction Plumb and dot is a traditional method of plastering Sand lime backing coats with lime finishes were used with this method, but it can be modified to suit modern lightweight Gypsum plasters and finish plasters A Saint-Gobain company Private and Confidential 2

Plumb and Dot What do you know? What are Dots How are screeds formed How are intermediate dots aligned What are gauges used for What quality of work will be produced A Saint-Gobain company Private and Confidential 3

Plumb and Dot Using lightweight plaster To bring this system up to date the plaster laths can be replaced with plasterboard bedded into dry wall adhesive and the screeds formed using a light weight backing plaster which is compatible with the background A Saint-Gobain company Private and Confidential 4

Plumb and Dot High walls If the wall is too high to use a straight edge and level, gauges and a plumb line can be used to set the top and bottom dots Gauges must be identical A Saint-Gobain company Private and Confidential 5

Plumb and Dot Immediate Dots Once the top and bottom dots are set in place intermediate dots can be set using a string line. A Saint-Gobain company Private and Confidential 6

Plumb and Dot Typical lay out of dots and screeds for a high wall A Saint-Gobain company Private and Confidential 7

Plumb and Dot You should now have the knowledge to answer the following What are Dots? How are screeds formed? How are intermediate dots aligned? What are gauges used for? What quality of work will be produced? A Saint-Gobain company Private and Confidential 8