First: Construction Tasks (Foundation Stage)
Building Walls and Partitions: Laying bricks and blocks of various types (cement, red, insulated) using cement mortar.
Ensuring Straightness: Using "string" and "plumb bob" to ensure the wall runs in a perfectly straight line without tilting.
Establishing Openings: Installing "lintels" above doors and windows and preparing voids for subsequent installations.
Restoration and Reinforcement: Treating tilted or dilapidated walls and rebuilding them in accordance with the structural design.
Second: Plastering Tasks (Finishing Stage)
Preparing Surfaces: Cleaning walls of cement excess and spraying them with abundant water to ensure plaster adhesion.
Scratch Coat Work: Applying a rough "nail coat" that acts as a bonding bridge between the bricks and the plaster layer.
Plastering Guides and Squaring: Installing "plaster guides" (weighed cement points) to ensure all room corners are square (90^{\circ}) and walls are perfectly parallel.
Plastering with Straightedge and Level: Spreading and leveling mortar using a "straightedge" (long aluminum ruler) to eliminate any undulations that appear after painting.
Final Smoothing (Float): Using a "trowel" and "float" to give the surface a smooth finish, or using "skim coat" to fill the finest pores.
Third: Skills and Tools Used
Engineering Precision: Ability to read simple plans and understand space distribution.
Material Management: Professionalism in mixing ratios (sand, cement, water) to prevent future "pitting" or cracks.
Dealing with Corners: Installing metal corners (mesh) at the intersection of walls and columns to prevent cracking due to concrete expansion.
Tools: (Trowel, Straightedge, Water Level, String, Float, Mechanical or Manual Mixer).
Fourth: Quality Standards in Work
No voids behind the plaster (drumming).
Perfectly level surface when the straightedge is placed in any direction.
Smooth texture free of protruding sand grains.
Site cleanliness after work completion (removal of debris and excess cement).
Tip: The creative plasterer is one who leaves behind a wall like a "glass pane" in its straightness, saving the property owner a lot of money and effort in the final putty and painting stages.
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