What Is Residential Plastering?

What is residential plastering exactly? It’s a decorative exterior wall coating, usually made of a water-resistant coating such as latex or polyurethane. Adding a residential plaster to a home can improve how it looks, bring more visual appeal, and provide durable decorative finishing.

Unlike exterior wall coatings such as corrugated fiberglass or vinyl, plaster is usually used for wall finishes of homes. It’s available in quite a few kinds, textures, and designs. Polyurethane is by far the coating material most commonly used. Other substances that are utilized include polymers and even natural materials like wood.

Residential plastering can happen in several kinds of coats. A basic coating is known as the ‘sandblasting’ coat, typically applied to a prepasted or bare wall. Sandblasting coats usually consist of fine sand particles mixed with a base coating material so the result is a smooth surface finish, although some people find this a bit abrasive.

You can also choose a ‘painted’ coat that’s applied to either concrete floor tile or a prepasted surface. Such coating is intended to resist fading, staining, and damage resulting from UV radiation and moisture. Dry plastering coats are also available. These are like paint except for having water-based adhesives. It can be removed easily and even reused and painted for a whole new look.

If you want to cover an exterior wall but don’t have the tools or time to finish it yourself, you can have a residential plastering company do the work for you.

Residential plastering has several advantages. Durability is certainly one. Aesthetic appearance is another, given how it’s a practical coating for all kinds of different applications. It’s also very affordable and provides extra insulation against air leakage and heat loss. That’s just yet another way that it can save you even more money, on top of being affordable decor and something you won’t need to replace anytime soon.