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Fibrous Plaster Plain Faced Ceilings
A plain faced cast plaster ceiling (or wall) is formed from flat rectangular panels of fibrous plaster work. These panels are made with a perimeter rebate around their outer edge to enable flat scrimmed joints to be formed which will not crack or distort where adjacent panels abut one another. Panels are made to a […]
What Is Plasterers Scrim?
Plasterers scrim is used to reinforce the body of a plasterers work to prevent cracking. Traditionally jute, canvas, hessian or flax were used made in differing widths depending upon requirements e.g.; restoration, jointing plasterboards or matching works. When plasterboards became popular thinner cotton scrim was used to joint boards as finishing coats were applied, this […]
Plaster Coving Artisans Changing Directors
White Chapel Art Plaster company limited was formed in the 1980’s by Terry King who had previously been shop foreman at Manchester Art Plasterers. From its beginnings until the present time White Chapel Art Plaster has built an enviable reputation for service and quality, confirmed by client testimonials. At Terry’s suggestion an agreement has been […]
Restoring Plaster Coving and Cornice
There have been many designs employed to enhance the appearance of building interiors using decorative plaster work. Period properties and high specification new builds will often have plaster cornice in their ceiling to wall intersections. In its simplest form, this may be a plaster coving but can also be more extensive ornamental work depending on […]
Matching Plaster Coving
When repairs and alterations are carried out in a traditional period house the internal finishes can be damaged. When decorative plaster work to ceilings and walls require repair or renewal with an identical match, a specialist plastering firm such as White Chapel Art Plaster are usually employed. In the image above we show a lump […]
Run Victorian Cornice
A plasterers cornice run in-situ was a traditional way of forming a decorative moulding, onsite, in a room at its ceiling to wall junction. Many Victorian properties will have in their rooms cornice of this type. A cornice run in-situ on the ceiling/wall could be formed in lime sand mortar, lime putty, or gauged setting […]
Plaster Coving Manchester
Plaster Coving Manchester – Made in Manchester, the story of Manchester Art Plasterers. More than half a century ago whilst making his way home from school, a young Charlie Warren stopped to look in through the iron gates of an art plaster workshop. Situated under the arches adjacent to New Bailey street Salford, this was […]
Plaster Coving
Plaster coving or plaster cove is a simple concave moulding. It is in the shape of part of an ellipse (Greek origin) or part of a circle (Roman origin). Plaster coving is usually used to finish the junction of a wall and ceiling at their intersection. Plaster coving can be fibrous plasterwork, cored out and […]
Fibrous Plastering
Fibrous Plastering is a method or process used to produce decorative plasterwork on a bench in a workshop. The casts produced in the workshop are taken to site and put in place by fibrous plaster fixers. The three component parts of fibrous plaster casts are casting plaster, timber laths and canvas or hessian scrim. The […]
Plaster Coving and Cornice
Plaster coving and cornice is fixed in the wall to ceiling joint to finish off a plastered room. It can also be used in recessed areas of a ceiling such as lighting troughs and coiffured ceilings. There are many different types and sizes of cornice together with period designs, for example; Victorian, Georgian, Classical, Art […]
Cost of Plaster Coving and Cornice
The cost of plaster coving and cornice will depend on the size of the projection onto the ceiling and the drop down the wall, the size and shape of the individual members and ornamental detail. The coving or cornice can be run in-situ or made on a bench as fibrous plaster work and then taken […]
What is Plastering?
Plastering is a process used to produce an acceptable final wall or ceiling finish to a building prior to decoration. A substrate is the surface to which the plastering system is to be applied. Backing coats which cover the substrates are between 9mm and 40mm thick under normal circumstances and the overall thickness can be […]
