Advanced Building Construction: A Manual for Students (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Master plastering and finishes with a practical, room-by-room guide that helps you get durable, professional results.

This manual dives into the core techniques of plastering, rendering, and interior finishes. It covers how coats are built up, how to create true planes with screeds, and how to finish surfaces for papering, whitening, or painting. Clear, step-by-step guidance helps you understand setting, gauged mixes, and the right tools for each stage, from rough up to a smooth, lasting finish.

Organized to support real work on walls, ceilings, and decorative details, it explains how to prepare rough surfaces, apply successive coats, and prevent cracks. The book also explains external rendering with cement blends, internal cements, and the practical differences between traditional plaster and modern mixes.

• Techniques for pricking-up, scratching, and floating to form a good key and true planes
• Guidance on setting, gauging, and choosing finishes for papered, whitened, or painted surfaces
• How to render with lime, cement, and quick-setting mixes for internal and external walls
• Practical details on architraves, skirtings, linings, and other interior finishes

Ideal for readers of building and finishing work who want reliable, hands-on instructions that can be applied to real rooms.

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