ABSTRACT
Accessories, 11
Adhesive,
mixing, 14, 15, 92
plaster, 92
powder compounds, 7, 14, 79
tile adhesive, 19
wallpaper adhesive, 19
Asbestos,
cement sheeting, 20, 21
in existing texture, 19
B
Bark,
patterns, 43
rollers, 10, 43
Barn plaster, 41
Basket, 66, 67
Basket and flower, 68, 69
Bay windows, 87
Beams,
taping, 16-18
Breeze blocks, 22
Bricks,
coving to, 93
texturing to, 22
Broken swirl, 33
Brush patterns, 29-42
Brushes,
fancy scroll, 9
laying on, 8
lining, 8
preparation, 8
stipple, 8, 9
swirl, 8
C
Caulkers, 10
Caulking, 16, 17, 18
mix, 14, 15
Ceilings,
laying on, 25, 26
roses, 51, 52
Ceramic tiles, 19, 20
Chinese leather, 30, 31
Chipboard, 22
Circle, 54, 55
Cleaning,
brushes, 11
cove, 116, 117
walls, 22, 24
Comb,
border patterns, 53
finishing line, 53
patterns, 53-72
rose patterns, 51, 52
starting line, 53
Combs,
flower, 10, 11
flowered fern, 56, 57
majestic, 60
rose, 10, 11
small flower, 64
standard, 10, 11
Concretes, 22
Condensation,
on stairwells, 28
Cove,
adhesives 7, 14, 79, 92
decoration, 96
fixing, 92-93
sizes, 79
tools, 79
types, 79
Cracking,
on lath and plaster, 73
on new plasterboard, 73
on plaster skimmed board, 73
Crazing, 76
Criss cross, 70, 71
Cutting,
around pipes, 88-91
mitres, 81, 83-85, 87-8
straight joints, 84-86
D
Decorations,
cove, 96
preparation to previous, 18-20
Diagonal,
pattern, 45
roller, 10
Diamond,
pattern, 45
roller, 10
Distemper, 18
DIY self texturing finishes, 7, 20
E
Enamel, 19
Emulsions, 19
Existing substrates, 21, 22
F
Fancy border, 53
Fancy scroll,
brush, 9
pattern, 35
Fern,
comb, 55
pattern, 55
Fibreboard, 21
Filling holes and cracks, 17
Finger patterns, 49
Flame, 46
Flow back, 76
Flower A, 58, 59
Flower B, 61, 62
Flower in the basket, 68
Flowered fern,
comb, 56, 57
pattern, 56, 57
G
Gloss paint, 19
Going off times,
cove adhesive, 92
texture compounds, 24, 92
Grinnings, 76
H
Hardboard, 22
Holes,
treatment of, 17
J
Joist spacing, 13
Joint tape, 8
fixing, 16-18
Joints,
external, 95
internal, 94
straight, 84-86
L
Laced,
broken leather, 37, 39
stipple, 37
Lacer, 10
Lacing, 24
Ladders, 12
Lath and plaster,
cracking, 73
preparation to, 21
Laying on,
brush, 8
ceilings, 25, 26
mix, 14, 15
roller, 8
walls, 27, 28
Lifting,
tapes, 74
texture, 74
Line design, 48
Lining, 24
M
Majestic,
comb, 60
pattern, 58
Masterboard, 21
Measuring,
bay windows, 87
external mitres, 82
internal mitres, 80
pelmets, 97
stops, 84, 85
to pipes, 88
Mitres,
external, 82
internal, 80
without a template, 87, 88
Mixing,
adhesive, 92
compounds, 14
tools, 11
Monolux, 21
Mould,
causes and treatment, 77
N
Natural bark, 43
Natural broken leather, 36
New,
plaster, 22
plasterboard, 12, 13, 21
Noggins,
fixing of and to, 13
Nolan pattern, 71, 72
O
Old plasters, 41, 42
P
Patterns, 29-72
brush, 31-43
ceiling rose, 51, 52
comb, 53-72
edges, 53
finger, 49
practicing, 23
repairing, 74-75
Pelmets, 97-99
fixing up, 99
making, 98
measuring for, 97
Pipes,
cutting around, 88-91
Plasterboard,
discoloured, 21
fixing, 12, 13
new, 21, 22
skimmed, 21, 73
standard preparation, 16-18
Plywood, 20, 22
Polystyrene tiles, 19
Preparation, 16-22
applying sealers, 16-22
for cove, 79
new plasterboard, 21, 22
previous decorations, 18-20
standard, 16-18
substrates, 16, 21, 22
Primers, 7, 20
acrylic, 7, 20
alkali resisting, 7, 20
wood, 7, 20
R
Readymix texture coatings, 7
Render, 22
Repairs to patterns, 74-75
Re-texturing, 19
Rollers
bark, 9, 43
diagonal, 10
diamond, 10
laying on, 8
patterning with, 44
seam, 9, 43
stipple, 10
S
Scaffold boards, 12
Scollop, 58, 59
Scrim, 7
fixing, 16
Scroll, 33, 34
Sealers, 7, 20
oil based, 7, 20
water based, 7, 20
Seam roller, 9, 43
Skimming, 19
Small flower,
comb, 64
pattern, 63, 64
Stains,
existing substrates, 76
new plasterboard, 21, 76
nicotine, 77
rust, 76
water leaks, 76
Standard preparation, 16-18
Star, 63
Stipple,
brushes, 8
pattern, 30, 31
Stippled bark, 45
Stippled leather, 37
Stops,
to ceiling obstacles, 84, 85
to wall obstacles, 86
Substrates, 21, 22
Swirl,
brush, 8
pattern, 32, 33
T
Tapes, 7
fixing, 16-18
lifting, 74
Templates, 104, 105
using, 79-88
Texture compounds and coatings, 7, 14
coverage, 14
lifting, 74
mixing, 14, 15
powdery, 77
Tiles,
ceramic, 19, 20
polystyrene, 19
Trowelled plaster, 38, 40
U
Uneven surfaces,
for coving to, 96
for texturing to, 23
W
Wallpaper, 19
Walls,
laying on, 25, 28
lining, 24
patterning to, 44
Whitewash, 18, 19
Asbestolux —a fire resistant sheeting used instead of plasterboard.
