What is procedure of plastering?

Answer 1

1. 'Knock Up' - This is mixing the plaster with water.

2. 'Putting On' - The Application of plaster onto the wall.

3. 'Flattening In' - Smoothing over the plaster with a light trowel.

4. 'Floating' - Going over the plaster with a wet sponge float.

5. 'Trowelling up' - The plaster is wet slightly with a brush, and trowelled again.

6. 'Hard Trowel' - with very little or no water; another trowel.

There are many different techniques used by different plasterers but this is a pretty common one. Some variations include a second coat, alongisde a second 'Flattening in'.

There are also waits between each stage. Mainly between 3 & 4.