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Aug 2, 2022 · Plaster of Paris, more commonly known as POP and wall putty are both kinds of plaster that can be used to seal cracks in walls and patch holes in drywall or brick. They’re similar in many ways, but plaster of Paris does have some distinct advantages over wall putty in certain situations.
In this video, you will find about the Major Differences between Plaster of Paris & Wall Putty. There are some Tips and Tricks for Working with Plaster of Pa...
- Types of wall
- Buttresses
- Parts of an interior wall
Retaining wall
A retaining wall is a wall that prevents earth, sand, gravel, or snow from flowing down a slope. They result in a significant difference in the height of the ground on either side of the wall. There are several ways to implement a retaining wall but there are few visible differences between them because the parts that are different are usually buried. It's also possible to combine the following designs in various ways. •A gravity wall is simply a thick wall that uses its great mass to hold back the earth. •A piling wall has reinforcing piles dug deep into the ground to give it strength. The piles may go down twice as far as the wall is high. •A cantilevered wall is shaped like an L. Some cantilevered walls are anchored by the weight of the soil burying the horizontal part of the L. Otherwise they may be supported by their own strength, or by stays or counterforts. •An anchored wall has cables or stays buried in the ground to help hold it in position.
Ha-ha
A ha-ha is a concealed barrier which stops livestock wandering onto the grounds of an estate without the need for obtrusive fencing. Because these are sunken walls they quickly become invisible when viewed from a distance. In Minecraft, making them half a block lower than the adjacent earth conceals them very effectively. Note that some extra non-historical changes would be needed to stop spiders as well.
Bastion
A bastion is a wedge shaped, angled wall, designed to deflect cannon fire. In Minecraft though, these are purely decorative and unneeded.
A buttress is a reinforcing structure that prevents a wall from bowing outwards and collapsing. They are a common feature on large, ancient buildings, where they counteract the lateral forces caused by roof structures designed without enough horizontal bracing.
On dams and retaining walls the term counterfort may be used instead.
In modern times, many people still know what these parts of a wall are called, but there is much less appreciation of what they were originally for. As modern houses have damp-proof courses and are made of very uniform, mass-produced materials, some of the old practical reasons these features exist no longer apply. The main reason we still have them is becoming a matter of custom and aesthetics rather than actual need. The following features are listed from the floor upwards:
•Baseboard, skirting board — this is a broad, usually wooden board at about ankle height whose purpose is to cover the join between wall and floor. It covers the uneven edge of flooring next to the wall and helps protect the wall from kicks, abrasion, and furniture. It can also serve as a decorative molding.
•Wainscoting — this was a usually wooden covering over the lower area of a wall (the dado) up to about waist height. In newer buildings the height of a wainscot might increase up to about chest height. Wainscoting would have provided insulation, making rooms in cold stone buildings more comfortable, and would also have helped conceal the water stains that tended to creep up old walls prior to the use of damp-proof courses.
•Chair rail, dado rail — a thin rail at the top of the dado, generally positioned at about waist height. It helped protect walls against scuffing or dents from the backs of chairs and other pieces of furniture.
•Panelling − sometimes just another term for wainscoting, but could also include wooden panels that covered most or all of an entire wall.
•Picture rail − a thin wooden rail at slightly above head height which provided a way to hang pictures on a plastered wall. You can't drive nails into plaster itself because that is highly likely to break it. Hence the wooden picture rail decided the only height at which you could hang paintings in a room with plastered walls. The picture rail often also gave the upper border for a room's wallpaper. Above the picture rail, wall and ceiling would usually be the same color.
2. Plaster Of Paris (POP): Generally, builders apply a very thick layer of POP directly on the brick walls, But in earlier days it was applied after the sand and cement plaster. i) Where in-wall putty is not possible, we can apply a 5mm to 12 mm thick layer of POP on a wall. We can apply POP from 1.5 mm to 3 mm layer thickness.
Aug 24, 2020 · Plaster of Paris (POP) Wall Care Putty: What it is? Made out of Gypsum, heated high temperatures, and then crushed to form the white powdery substance. Made out of White Cement and Polymers. Best to be Applied on: On the Interior Walls . On the Interior & Exterior Walls: Binding Property: Has a very low binding property
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Jul 20, 2020 · It would be much easier to use spackle, but you could use your Plaster of Paris instead and save money by using what you have. Using Plaster of Paris instead of spackle does have tradeoffs. There’s a risk that the plaster will shrink, requiring you to coat it multiple times.
Apr 29, 2020 · Using joint compound instead of plaster allows you to get a smoother wall surface with less manual effort. Keep in mind that joint compound is only ideal for gaps that are 1/8” or less. As it dries and sets, this drywall mud is also more prone to cracking. If you decide to use plaster, you will find that the entire project becomes more labor ...
