Veneziano Application

Venetian Plaster made with lime and crushed marble - Page 1 of 7

SAFETY FIRST: ALWAYS WEAR LATEX GLOVES AND GOGGLES WHEN WORKING WITH VENETIAN PLASTER. USE DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR WHEN WORKING WITH DRY GOODS.

Venetian Plaster application is very simple even though there are many expensive schools and long-winded explanations, this one among them. Most people figure out how it works within 30 minutes just by playing around with the plaster on a few sample boards. You don't have to be a professional or an artist to get excellent results. After working with the plaster on a sample board or wall, you'll get a feel for it. One important thing to keep in mind is that the details of preparation can be as important as the plaster application itself. Simply follow the instructions below, and if any questions come up, please post them on our forum.

VENEZIANO Veneziano Plaster is quite smooth. It can have a soft, silky finish or be burnished to a high shine. It compliments both traditional and modern settings. Veneziano is made with lime and crushed marble and is very durable, especially with a sealer or wax. Color combinations and creative styles are unlimited. Veneziano Plaster is more environmentally healthy than most wall finishes and its qualities improve with time. However, we recommend that it only be used for interior applications. Please contact us if you want to work with exteriors.

If you are an experienced professional in plaster application, you'll find Vasari Veneziano application similar to other high quality plasters, if not superior. One gallon of our product covers approximately 130-180 square feet and you will need at least two coats for a good Veneziano look. There are several brands of synthetic Venetian Plaster on the market commonly found in paint and home improvement stores. These artificial plasters attempt to imitate Veneziano Plaster with synthetic materials. Their polished plastic looks as different from our naturally polished crushed marble as those spackled popcorn ceilings do from a starry night sky.

Application:
If applying Venetian Plaster on drywall, for new construction, drywall or gypsum board should be ½" to ¾" thick. This is standard thickness. The drywall should be taped at least at level four or five for Veneziano. Otherwise, it can be applied to other similar smooth surfaces including Mormorino. For expanding metal lathe (or other types of lathe) we recommend that the product be used as a finish coat only, and that the base coats be of lime stucco or something similar. Lastly, although lathe substrates can be versatile for certain architectural forms; drywall, blueboard and the like are easier and more cost effective for Venetian Plaster application.

If a wall is lightly textured (like orange peel), you should use at least three coats of Veneziano plaster instead of two. If a wall is very textured, consider a layer of two coats of Mormorino first or extra layers of Veneziano. You can smooth out walls with gypsum plaster, too, but don't forget you'll need extensive sanding and one coat of primer afterward, so it might be more cost effective to use Venetian Plaster.

Any trim around the wall should ideally be stained, varnished, lacquered or finished already. The reason for this is that when trim is worked on; chances are the painter will stain the plaster or over spray lacquer, regardless of how well they mask it. This can leave a messy line between the wall and trim, especially if the plaster will be unsealed. Additionally, it's harder to install trim on a textured wall.

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