Apply Plaster Materials to Internal Surfaces Plumb and Dot Apply Plaster Materials to Internal Surfaces

Introduction Plumb and dot is a traditional method of plastering Sand and 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

What do you know? What are Dots How are screeds formed 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

Using lightweight plaster 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

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

Plumb and Dot Immediate Dots Once the top and bottom dots are set in place intermediate dots can be set using a string line.

Typical lay out of dots and screeds for a high wall Plumb and Dot Typical lay out of dots and screeds for a high wall

You should now have the knowledge to answer the following 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?