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Blue Board Plaster Walls

Bob joins Bob Fragakis, a plastering contractor. Bob, along with his helpers Joe and Larry, will be installing blue board and then applying a plaster skim coat over the blue board. Blue board is used as its paper makes a ready surface for plaster adhesion. Fragakis� helpers show how to install the twelve-foot sheets to the ceiling and walls. He then explains the tools and materials used to smooth the plaster, deal with joints and corners, and prevent future cracks.
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Blue Board Plaster Walls

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" In a room like this who is roughly twelve by twelve what you do first -- we do is taken measurement for the width of the room -- we cut our board. And we hold it up this -- we catch it and if you are worth some real right boards he's been right low voter. Yeah. Other you know way yeah we'll both get out of the way here. And so. If your right do it yourself -- And you're all alone it's a good idea have a two by four stud handy that holds up one end. Gentlemen. -- important."

" So we don't use any nails whatsoever -- but none whatsoever to do drywall right into the -- what is it about the blue board why isn't that different than regular sheet rock or drywall is a faithful on it is different factions that Iraq and you plaster if jacket. We could do it it'll sort of tour of the -- well born to a -- felt. What happened up here you missed the strapping."

" You have to pull that out yellow we do you have a special look at all would use. The of these could use an upholstery is adamant -- yet. Buddy go at them now if you album screw like -- and eventually ought to occupy exactly right. What happens if the push the paper at -- by opening an adequate -- It's. So that sheet. Guardia. Marked off at this then where via the -- the lighting."

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" Thanks very very and I need not and did you plaster come right I don't have. Edges that'll show that would that. By the 5 okay let's talk about the wolf I felt. Why do you always hang the ceiling. Or upbeat for the wallboard forward through the wall all the steel. I don't -- right upright foliage and you don't have to worry about it. -- that way right. Bob what the feeling for a rock when from a -- So the second sheet has to be stripped down right that normally they all come in four or what will. I was party from the neck down."

" And it's very important we keep it that he had just figure out. Now why why is an important very important is that you have your beveled edges. Yeah affiliates on your wall won't have any excess build up on it and that we haven't. A special tool for the bottom -- yeah. That was -- and for the boy media outlets about the wooden -- site yeah so that if you're working alone you can lift the board -- whatever."

" The requisite it and drive right into place. OK well let's let them fly and then we'll mix a little plaster. "

" There's a sovereign debt that texture on the -- by this motion what I trial -- little. Last Iran and the OK well I'll let you talk about the wall you -- Iraq. You've already. We started putting up this tape what right what is the purpose of this updated the purpose of this. Quote the joint in so you won't get any crack out of and -- we do is we take that tape and we push it right into the angle. Top of the -- that tape already have them and he's doing a lot it'll stick right on me out. Started going to move on. And that is. Really the most important or art not dealing with your choice is there that'll sure that you don't have cracks along right exactly and then what we go after we get --"

" We flank the joints and then we let it set up only board of the wall the appointment today."

" This screws yeah. Jews right hand clutched the you don't put it on too heavily and all how could you don't want to build up on the wall. All right so what kind of plaster is this a -- of old fashioned plaster are apparent. When informed calcium Watson and given -- hot hot and I see. Who want to -- you start up at the ceiling line right and work your way down right and topic do you put it on both that a second minute. Bob when you start working -- plaster how much grace period do you have Ahmedabad you get about fifteen minutes. Borrowers that's we really can't use it yeah now what we use water on. A right little all right I don't want you to a lot of -- to keep from the wall and smoothed it out yet. Bottle fluid and smooth motion."

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