In order to properly carry out repairs at home, you must acquire all the necessary high-quality tools. When working with a plaster solution, when leveling the walls, forming the texture and creating a decorative coating, it is very important to act with high quality and confidence.
There are several tool classifications for such work. They are used for preparing surfaces, for applying, leveling and decorating.
All tools can be divided into primary and secondary.
The main ones are those that are used directly for working with the mortar, plaster, and the auxiliary ones are those that are used in the preparatory or final stages.
Surface preparation tools
A plaster hammer with a kyle or hatchet will be needed to finish the surface before plastering. With this tool, protruding irregularities are beaten off during the preparatory processes, and incisions are made so that the plaster mortar better clings to the surface. A tool such as bushard is also found. This is a metal hammer weighing no more than 1.5 kilograms. At its ends there are cloves in the shape of a pyramid. Use the tool to apply a decorative composition on a cement binder, as well as during the preparation of other surfaces.
Makovitsa
This is a large brush that is used to apply a primer to completely penetrate the substance. This helps to fix the surface layer of the wall.
Construction plumb
During the process, it is very likely that you will work in two directions. A plumb bob will help you hang the walls and determine the plane of the plastered surface.
Level
It is necessary to establish beacons in horizontal planes, helps to check the surface. A level is made of metal or wood.
Square
It is necessary for exhibiting lighthouses: sloping, angular. Without it, it will not be possible to set an even angle within 90 degrees. It is made of metal or wood.
Strong thread
It is best to take a kapron thread. From it is made a structure called a spider. It helps to clearly observe all planes and levels of the wall.
Ladle
It can be used in volumes from 0.75 to 1 liter. It is necessary in order to throw a mortar of plaster on the surface. Using a bucket, the solution is applied to the surface between the placed beacons. The most practical will be a bucket made of steel, aluminum or other alloys. Their advantage is that the solution will not adhere to the walls.
Plaster shovel
It will not only help to apply the solution to the surface, but it is also used to lay the solution in those places where it is not enough. The tool is similar to a steel sheet 20 cm long and not more than 1.5 millimeters thick. The handle has a knee up to 50 mm high and a wooden handle. Consider the length of the tool, because the smaller it is, the easier it is to do the work.
Plaster shovel
This is a multifunctional tool for plastering, it will help to dose materials, mix the mixture, level, smooth, remove excess solutions, clean tools and so on.
Falcon
This is a rectangle made of wood or duralumin, the size of which is 400 by 400 mm. A handle is perpendicular to the center. It is made of plastic or wood. You might think that it is physically easier to use duralumin models. However, the solution will adhere to such a surface, and this greatly interferes, and you have to periodically clean the surface of the tool. The falcon is needed for a tray of solution to eliminate various defects.
It is used in conjunction with a plaster blade. Sometimes you have to simultaneously hold a large portion of a decorative or ordinary solution, in such cases a falcon is used.
Putty knife
It is needed in order to apply and smooth the plaster, smooth the already treated surface, as well as apply a decorative mortar or putty. Each hardware store will offer you various options for this tool. When choosing it is important to inspect the pen, the material can be made of rubber, plastic, wood and various combinations. Pick up this plastering tool for yourself.
It is also worth paying attention to the following points:
- The working part must be perfectly flat. If you notice waves, this is evidence that low quality material was used during manufacture.
- The spatula must certainly be convenient to use.
- The price should match the quality of the goods.
Trowel
For plastering there are several varieties of trowels for decorative plastering. The following can be distinguished:
- Trowel, which is used to spray the solution onto the surface.
- Venetian trowel for decorative plaster, which helps when working with decorative composition. It is needed for applying plaster and for forming stains from it, since in the work you need to use circular motions or stroking, which is why it is called "smoothing".
The rule
This is a flat rail made of aluminum or wood, necessary for tightening the plaster, as well as for the inner corners. Of course, you can use a conventional spatula with a wide working area. But if you want to do everything efficiently and quickly, it is better to take the rule. This tool will help you distribute the mixture along the edges of the plane bounded by beacons. The rules differ in profile form, their length and functionality. In building stores there are tools with a length of 0.5 to 3 meters. The plastering tool is most often made of aluminum alloy, resulting in a lightweight tool that will serve you reliably for a long time.
Using the rule, it is determined how smooth the surface is as a result. To do this, attach it to the wall: if there is no gap between the blades and the base, then the work was done efficiently, no modifications are required.
The principle of working with the rule is very simple: as soon as the bulk of the solution has been applied, the tool must be installed at both ends of the near beacon, and then the tool is pulled over them. Excess solution is then removed. If necessary, in places where it is not enough, you can add the right amount of solution.
Grater
Wooden rail, high quality polished. In no case should she have knots or creases. This is a simple and cheap tool for plastering, which is needed to prepare for the next stages of working with plaster, as soon as the initial work has finished. As a result, flaws may remain, therefore, it will be necessary to overwrite all detected defects.
To fix the resulting shells or tubercles, the surface must be moistened with water or a liquid solution of plaster, evenly distributing it. Graters can have various sizes and are made of materials such as plastic, rubber, metal or polyurethane.
Use is necessary only if the solution has lost water, but has not yet completely hardened. You can perfectly align the wall with smooth rotations in a circle.
Rollers
If you want to get an elite texture, then in the stores you can pick up a variety of rollers from rubber bands, films, polyurethane or fabrics. Their cost varies in the limit of 1000 rubles. One of the most practical models will be a rubber roller, which is very easy to clean and has many interesting patterns.
Stencil
If you want to create something original for your walls, you can take a ready-made stencil from film or plastic or make it yourself.
You can take plain paper or plastic, plexiglass and cardboard. Put the necessary drawing on it or print it on the printer. With masking tape, attach the stencil to the work surface, apply plaster from the center of the figure along the perimeter.
What are the supporting tools?
These tools for plastering include:
- A shovel, as well as a container in which the solution will be kneaded.
- Brush with natural bristles. It can be of various sizes, shapes and materials. It is needed to wet the surface, which was prepared for grouting and dried in the process. She helps to wash tools and so on. In general, there is no need to buy a new brush. You can use wide brushes that are no longer suitable for your original purpose.
- Nail brush. This is a piece of wood or a grater with nails. Their ends protrude from the surface at a distance of 10 mm. The distance depends on how deep the texture you want. The nails are placed within 50 mm of each other in a checkerboard pattern.
- Slicing. These are small spatulas with a thin integral canvas, their length can be various. You can do without this tool, however, it will help you cut cracks in the plaster, lubricate the solution in the most inaccessible places.
- Spray. It is required for wetting surfaces that have been prepared for plastering. You can take a regular evaporator for spraying indoor plants or make it yourself from an old shampoo.
Automated Tools
Presented plasterer tools related to manual work. Nevertheless, there are special machines for such work. They also have their own classification:
- Automatic. The main purpose is to work inside large rooms. The principle of operation is to spray the solution along the surface. It is used for the preparation of the composition, its transfer and application to the surface.
- Plaster station. Needed to spray the mixture along the wall. The principle of operation is that a bulk mixture is placed in the hopper, water is dosed through the pump and everything is mixed inside the chamber. The solution passes into a special sleeve, and then spraying occurs using a mortar gun. The size of the torch can be adjusted. It is worth noting that such a tool can be used not only for plastering, but also for puttying, painting walls or for filling floors.
- Grinder. It helps to smooth uneven surfaces. It is used for grouting cement screeds, plastered surfaces and so on. There are electric and pneumatic models.
- The barrel organ. This is a cross between automated and hand tools. Helps to apply plaster during the final stage of work.