We are manufacturing Plaster of Paris of Fine Grade, Super Fine Grade, Commercial and Potery Grade.
Plaster was a common building
material for wall surfaces in a process known as lath and
plaster, whereby a series of wooden strips are covered with a
semi-dry plaster and then hardened into surface. The plaster
used in most lath-and-plaster construction was mainly lime
plaster. Lime plaster cure time is about a month. To stabilize
the lime plaster during curing, small amounts of Plaster of
Paris were mixed into the putty. Because Plaster of Paris sets
quickly, "retardants" were used to slow setting time enough to
allow workers to mix large working quantities of lime putty
plaster. A modern form of this method uses expanded metal mesh
over wood or metal structures, which allows a great freedom of
design as it is adaptable to both simple and compound curves.
Today this building method has been partly replaced with
drywall, also composed mostly of gypsum plaster. In both these
methods a primary advantage of the material is that it is
resistant to a fire within a room and so can assist in
reducing or eliminating structural damage or destruction
provided the fire is promptly extinguished.
Plaster may
also be used to create complex detailing for use in room
interiors. These may be geometric (simulating wood or stone)
or naturalistic (simulating leaves, vines, and flowers) These
are also often used to simulate wood or stone detailing found
in more substantial buildings. |