Plastering in Spain
Im just about young enough to remember how easy it is to get plastered in
Spain, however im going to spend a week with the in-laws who have retired
out there and have asked me to plaster a wall and a ceiling during the
visit.
So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use as
plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available.
TA
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Mark

I don't know how good your Spanish is, but these sites should hold some
useful information.

http://www.aki.es
http://www.leroymerlin.es

I would imagine there are regional differences between what is used and I am
sure there will still be some plasterers who mix their own from what is
available. I believe horse urine was a popular ingredient at one time in the
Home Counties.

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 23:52:27 +0000, Mark wrote:

Plastering in Spain
Im just about young enough to remember how easy it is to get plastered in
Spain, however im going to spend a week with the in-laws who have retired
out there and have asked me to plaster a wall and a ceiling during the
visit.
So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available. TA

I remember on one TV prog, cant think which it was maybe DIY SOS, the
british plasters were suprised how fast the plaster went off in the heat.

Dave

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So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available. TA

I remember on one TV prog, cant think which it was maybe DIY SOS, the
british plasters were suprised how fast the plaster went off in the heat.


I rmember a similar type one where the secret aditive for the red and
brown effects is soil or clay. I don't know what the stuff was added to
though, possibly lime & sand?


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"Mark" wrote in message
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Plastering in Spain
Im just about young enough to remember how easy it is to get plastered in
Spain, however im going to spend a week with the in-laws who have retired
out there and have asked me to plaster a wall and a ceiling during the
visit.
So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as
plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available.

Someone will no doubt jump in here if I'm wrong but AFAIK the UK is the only
country which uses a two-coat plaster system; everywhere else it's
single-coat. But I don;t know any more than that...

David

dp no@mail typed:

So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available.


I don't know how good your Spanish is, but these sites should hold
some useful information.

http://www.aki.es
http://www.leroymerlin.es


Non existent, I can see me asking for a bag of plaster and getting a box of
band-aid.

Dave Stanton typed:

So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish
use as plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are
available. TA

I remember on one TV prog, cant think which it was maybe DIY SOS, the
british plasters were suprised how fast the plaster went off in the
heat.

It was really this point that got me thinking that perhaps they don't use
gypsum, I did a ceiling in last years heat wave and were I started had
*dried* before I reached the other end of the room.


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Mark

Non existent, I can see me asking for a bag of plaster and getting a box
of band-aid.

You might also want to check the previous thread on here about getting
plaster out of a bucket!! G

Dave
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Some people use windows, others have a life.

In article , "Dave Stanton"
says...
On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 23:52:27 +0000, Mark wrote:

Plastering in Spain
Im just about young enough to remember how easy it is to get plastered in
Spain, however im going to spend a week with the in-laws who have retired
out there and have asked me to plaster a wall and a ceiling during the
visit.
So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available. TA

I remember on one TV prog, cant think which it was maybe DIY SOS, the
british plasters were suprised how fast the plaster went off in the heat.

It wasn't the heat, but the local plaster they were using. It has to be
mixed sloppy, then left to stand for a while until it thickens, then
applied quickly before it goes off.

In message , Dave Stanton
writes
On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 23:52:27 +0000, Mark wrote:

Plastering in Spain
Im just about young enough to remember how easy it is to get plastered in
Spain, however im going to spend a week with the in-laws who have retired
out there and have asked me to plaster a wall and a ceiling during the
visit.
So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available. TA

I remember on one TV prog, cant think which it was maybe DIY SOS, the
british plasters were suprised how fast the plaster went off in the heat.

Was it that one a little while ago were a groups were doing up a house
in Spain, and each week one couple got knocked out?

I remember that one chap was a plasterer or builder, and the stuff they
used in Spain was very different
--
Chris French, Leeds

It wasn't the heat, but the local plaster they were using. It has to be
mixed sloppy, then left to stand for a while until it thickens, then
applied quickly before it goes off.

Ok fair point.

Dave

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Some people use windows, others have a life.

"Mark" wrote in message
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dp no@mail typed:

I don't know how good your Spanish is, but these sites should hold
some useful information.

Non existent, I can see me asking for a bag of plaster and getting a box
of
band-aid.

Like SWBO, unsuccessfully trying to buy butter in the corner shop..
"Er...burro? burro?"
When she got back and consulted the phrase book, she found why she'd been
glared at by the proprietor - she'd been asking for 'donkey'.

"Mark" wrote in message
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Plastering in Spain
Im just about young enough to remember how easy it is to get plastered in
Spain, however im going to spend a week with the in-laws who have retired
out there and have asked me to plaster a wall and a ceiling during the
visit.
So question is, anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as
plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available.
TA
--
Mark
I think they call it Yesu, Geso or Yosa or something like that, and I've got
a feeling that someone told me it was plaster of Paris, but I can't be sure.
Good luck, at least the weather is good out there.
Tom

I think they call it Yesu, Geso or Yosa or something like that, and I've got
a feeling that someone told me it was plaster of Paris, but I can't be sure.
Good luck, at least the weather is good out there.
Tom

Gypsum plaster is plaster of paris with aggregate and retarders added
(and possibly other mystery ingredients like pink colouring ...) I
expect that more retarder is added in hot climates

Anna
~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England
|""""| ~ Lime plaster repairs
/ ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
|____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642

In article , Anna Kettle
writes
I think they call it Yesu, Geso or Yosa or something like that, and I've got
a feeling that someone told me it was plaster of Paris, but I can't be sure.
Good luck, at least the weather is good out there.
Tom

Gypsum plaster is plaster of paris with aggregate and retarders added
(and possibly other mystery ingredients like pink colouring ...) I
expect that more retarder is added in hot climates

Anna
~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England
|""""| ~ Lime plaster repairs
/ ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
|____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642

Why don't they use multifinish like wot we do?......
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Tony Sayer

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anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as
plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available.
TA
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Mark
I think they call it Yesu, Geso or Yosa or something like that

That's the stuff. Spelled with a 'g' I believe but pronounced
'yes-O'.

Don't know a lot about it, but FiL lives in Spain and told me they
have (at least) two types. Normal gesso, for rendering and gesso
rapido which sets ridiculously quickly. He described some tradesmen
putting in wall boxes for electrics. They carved out a big hole,
wired up, mixed up gesso rapido to the consistency of milk. Within
minutes it was like a paste and when thick enough they slap it into
the hole around the electric back boxes. It sets completely solid
almost straight away and holds the box in place very securely.

With normal gesso the conventional practice seems to be to slap it on
in as rough a manner as possible and not to even bother trying to
smooth it off. ;-)

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Steve

"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Anna Kettle
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I think they call it Yesu, Geso or Yosa or something like that, and I've
got
a feeling that someone told me it was plaster of Paris, but I can't be
sure.
Good luck, at least the weather is good out there.
Tom

Gypsum plaster is plaster of paris with aggregate and retarders added
(and possibly other mystery ingredients like pink colouring ...) I
expect that more retarder is added in hot climates

Why don't they use multifinish like wot we do?......

Cos they like rough scratchy walls ?

Fitz typed:

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anyone done work out there and know What the Spanish use
as
plaster, do they use gypsum and if so what types are available.
TA
--
Mark
I think they call it Yesu, Geso or Yosa or something like that


With normal gesso the conventional practice seems to be to slap it on
in as rough a manner as possible and not to even bother trying to
smooth it off. ;-)

OK thanks everyone for the replies, ive decided to take a few bags of proper
British Gyp plaster out there,
Cant be assed with all this foreign Rapedo nonsense
im going by boat, door to door almost,
could be fun trying to explain the bags of white power to customs though

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Mark