In-Situ Cornicework

Plasterers using an oystershell lime putty finish plaster to create in-situ cornice work.

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Education

Tags:

• Plaster
• Lime
• Oystershell
• Oyster
• Shell
• Cornice
• In
• situ
• putty
• historic
• preservation
• masonry
• virginia
• lime
• works

[virginialimeworks]

I would agree with that assessment. This was one of the first runs that we did at our office, so our feet were still getting a little wet. With a good laborer who knows when to jump in when necessary and knows when to get out of the way, I would think you are right.

[virginialimeworks]

MajorStev,

Thanks for signing up. I hope you enjoy the channel.

The plaster mix is our Oystershell Putty (the oystershell is burned in a kiln and slaked (see our slaking video) to make the putty) gauged with molding plaster (plaster of paris)

The miters are done BY HAND! Using a miter rod and a lot of patience. I'll have to try to come up with a video on that.

Thanks,

Jeff

[MajorStev]

Cheers for the reply Jeff

That was the only way I could think that it would be done.

* Do one wall up tight to the corner.

* Do the next as tight as you can, let it firm up.

* Fill the gap ruling off the profile of the last wall you did.

I have worked with pre-modeled coving/cornicing cutting the miter at the corners. Obviously you can't do that in-situ.

Look forward to the video, mate.

[virginialimeworks]

Precisely.

Jeff

[jeffpicks]

Damn! That is some impressive and artful craftsmanship! You guys sure are TALL! ha ha ha ...

[mikevern69]

very professional, though i use a ceiling rail also both tallowed and a much freeer movement, greta job any ways guys and look out for those open cuts...ooch.

[mikeadams1985]

looks good,

miter rod? we use joint rules, but im assuming there the same thing just diffrent name,

where you based? i work for liverpool based firm ADAMS.

[wheelierider400ex]

what is in situ. ive been a plasterer in the union for ten years now and i thought i knew quite a bit but never heard of that?

[gasnet2]

Hey! where do you study plastering?

[gasnet2]

Hi I'm a plasterer apprentice here in NY nice video did I misunderstand or you guys cook your own lime? we just buy hydrated lime in the powder form nd make the putty, nd do you use real plaster of paris or gauging plaster? we always use the second but I know that both are actually very similar the only difference is perlite aggregate? I would never be allowed to apply plaster with my fingers haha! ,do you use so many people because you don't use retarder? nice job cheers from NY

[gasnet2]

I was thinking the same thing we r usually on e guy in the ground feeding nd one guy on the scaffold running the knife never seen so many hands on a cornice hehe cheers

[volvot5se]

Hi when I have done this in the past it was just me and a labourer cannot be cost effective with so many tradesmen on one section

[austpom333]

Ide just brush it on with a thick brush at that stage, then use the template