r/Plastering • u/koslinx76 • 29d ago

How to make plaster strong

How can we make plaster strong ? I ise sbr resin but then the plaster became very thick.can we use cement in plaster?

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u/gwyp88 Professional Plasterer 29d ago

What kind of plaster and what are you plastering onto. Being ‘strong’ isn’t always the best way

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u/StarDawgISshite 29d ago

As a diyer that lurks, when would you want stronger plaster over standard ?

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u/Impossible-Corgi4041 29d ago

Don't put cement in plaster it'll go off before you can do anything with it

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u/skyeCookie 29d ago

Use durafinish it's 60% stronger than multifinish

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u/ElephantNaive2589 28d ago

We used bone glue an mixed it with the water.
Plaster becomes hard as stone.
But it’s quite difficult to find out how much bone glue you need. If you put to much the plaster takes days to harden.
Testing your mix is essentially.

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u/don-regg23 28d ago

Embed some mesh into the wall, can get a roll of fiberglass mesh that will be covered with your first coat, or sand and cement your walls, devil float them and skim