ROUGHCAST

Roughcast

Roughcast or pebbledash is a coarse plaster surface used on outside walls that consists of lime and sometimes cement mixed with sand, small gravel, and often pebbles or shells. The materials are mixed into a slurry and are then thrown at the working surface with a trowel or scoop. The idea is to maintain an even spread, free from lumps, ridges or runs and without missing any background. Roughcasting incorporates the stones in the mix whereas pebbledashing adds them on top.

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roughcast

Noun

  1. A crude model.
  2. A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall.
  3. A mixture of pebbles or similar material used to finish a plaster or concrete wall.

Verb

  1. To shape crudely; to form in its first rudiments, without correction or polish.
  2. To apply a roughcast finish to.
    to roughcast a wall or building


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