Finish walls with cement coatings or with plaster – a mixture of portland cement; sand and water that is applied in layers to a base of wood, metal or concrete. The plaster can be used to create architectural mouldings and artistic finishings. Plaster is more durable, reinforced and resilient to knocks or dents. There are so many benefits to plastered walls; let’s look at the types of wall finishes from Africote.
Fresco (Liquid Stucco)
Fresco (Liquid Stucco) is designed as an easy-to-apply liquid paint. Formulated to give the effect of traditional Italian plaster (Intanaco). Africote’s Fresco (Liquid Stucco) is ideal for use internally BUT IS NOT suitable for exterior use or high moisture areas eg: bathrooms and kitchens. It gives walls and features walls a unique toned natural appearance. Fresco (Liquid Stucco) is best polished once cured with one of Africote’s specialised colour decor waxes to achieve unique two-toned contrasting colours as seen on the adjacent page. The stucco is best applied to masonry surfaces, block and brickwork fibre cement and suitably primed walls.
Roman Plaster
Roman Plaster is a versatile, colour-pigmented cement polymer-modified plaster. They are designed to produce a unique, rustic, Tuscan-marbled finish on interior and exterior walls. Formulated to accommodate plaster thickness tolerances of up to 8mm. An experienced plaster applicator can create cosmetic marbled colour variations. During the “damp” stage, Roman Plaster can be cut and sculptured to replicate masoned stone blocks.
Cement Naturals
For Exteriors
Cement Naturals is a cementitious zero V.O.C exterior coating, formulated to produce a unique “aged and weathered effect”, when painted onto, weather-exposed surfaces. Based on Portland cement and supplied in powder form, Cement Naturals contains specialized additives that make it particularly durable, despite its rustic appearance. When used in conjunction with Africote Slurry Coat, Cement Naturals passes the Agréments coating test conducted by the CSIR as well as the SABS 24-Hour Rain Penetration Resistance test. Cement Naturals is available in 48 Standard colours and is offered in a choice of Coarse, Fine or Ultra Fine textured finishes. Cement Naturals can be applied directly onto raw brickwork or unpainted plastered surfaces.
Stucco
Africote’s traditional Stucco is a pigmented powder-based plaster, applied by a trowel, to recreate a unique, subtle, marbled appearance, revealing a beautiful rural Italian Plaster effect. Ideal for transforming walls, vanity tops and kitchen counters. Stucco is available in a range of 15 fashionable colours, with the variation option to add Shellac to the stucco mix to create a “Shell” like appearance in the plaster. When used in conjunction with the relevant specified water-resistant Africote Sealers, Stucco can be used in areas, high in moisture, such as kitchens, bathrooms and showers.
GZC – Colour-pigmented wall plaster
GZC acrylic textured coating, gives a unique coarse/scratch effect creating deep scratch lines, similar to coloured plaster.
GZC Coarse is made from binding copolymer resin; coloured fine grain marble chippings, hard aggregates including granite and quartz and special additives to ensure a quality application and assist in the preservation of the finish over time.
THE PRODUCT MUST BE APPLIED BY A TRAINED APPLICATOR!