To make high-quality styling anymaterial, you must have special tools. One of them is a trowel plaster or, as people say, a trowel. This is a steel blade, which is ground on both sides, designed for more convenient application of any material to the surface, as well as for its good distribution.
Кельма штукатурная бывает разных размеров (от 5 up to 10 cm). This tool is ideal for plaster who lay cement-sand mortars. The spatula has a comfortable handle, which is separated from the working surface, this allows the master not to get his hands dirty.
Varieties
The trowel tool is divided into groups by purpose. In any hardware store today you can find more than seven types of spatulas, which are designed for various types of work.
• Mason's trowel can mix cement mortar and apply it to the surface without irregularities and stains.
• The plaster spatula is used in finishing work, where mortar and sand mortar is used.
• А вот плиточники используют кельму в форме drops. Such a device allows you to apply the tile laying solution efficiently and quickly. This tool (trowel) is designed for different mixtures. It looks like a simple spatula with a special handle that allows you to not get dirty.
• The plaster trowel is different from the dresserdimensions, they can reach 18 cm. If laying bricks made using concrete, it is better to take for work triangular spatula. If it is necessary to remove excess composition and make the surface smooth, then it is better to use the trowel variant.
Operations performed by the trowel
To quickly and accurately perform workassociated with plaster, you must first choose the right tool. The spatula will help to knead the solution, and even get rid of the lumps. In addition, the trowel is often used in work with plasterboard plates.
In all types of trowels, the principle of operation is the same; it consists in capturing a part of the material, applying it to the surface, and then distributing the solution with the flat side of the specified tool.