Defects In Plastering

The common defects in plaster works are listed below

1. Cracking:

In this formation, one or more cracks appear in the plastered surface.

2. Blowing Or Blistering:

This consists in formation of small patches of plaster swelling out beyond the plastered surface.

3. Falling Out Of Plaster:

In this formation, some area of a plastered surface is fallen out.

4. Efflorescence:

A deposit of soluble salts in the form of whitish crystalline substance appears on the surface or background of the plaster.

5. Crazing:

The development of thin hair cracks is known as crazing.

6. Grinning:

In this formation, a pattern of joints or similar breaks in the continuity of the surface is found.

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