15+ Plastering Tools List: With Images and Uses

✓ Plastering is the process of covering the rough surfaces of walls, columns, ceilings, and other building components with a thin coat of plaster to make the surface smooth and durable.

✓ The accuracy, smoothness & durability of the plastered surface somehow depend upon the tools we use.

” Plastering tools are Responsible for better finishing”

✓ For plastering, all the tools should be well-equipped to provide extra beauty to the work.

15+ Plastering Tools List  

Names	Images	Uses
1. Trowel		~ Used for digging small holes or removing weeds. ~ Used to handle and apply plaster.
2. Spackle Knife		~ Used for scraping surfaces or spreading material such as plaster in various construction trades.
3. Spirit Level		~ Used to indicate how parallel (level) or perpendicular (plumb) a surface is relative to the earth.
4. Straight edge		~ Used for ruling, cement render screeding, tiling, and as a general construction straight edge.
5. Float		~ Used for making plaster smooth and flat.
6. Plumb bob		~ Used to establish a vertical reference (called a plumb line).
7. Floating Rule		~ Used to check the level of the plastered surface between the successive layers.
8. Paddle Mixer		~ Used for quick and convenient mixing of paint, plaster, and more.
9. Hammer		~ Used to chip out chunks of plaster and to re-secure or remove problematic pieces of lath.
10. Plaster Sponge		~ Used to remove trowel marks and air pockets present in sprayed plaster.

11. Hawk		~ Used to carry mortar or plaster from the mixing table to the surface being worked on.
12. Tube Level		~ Used to transfer a vertical level across a distance.
13. Water Brush		~ Used during the final smoothing stage of your plaster job.
14. Thread		~ Used for checking the level of plaster of different structures.
15. Bucket		~ Used to transport/carry mortar.
16. Broom		~ Used during the final smoothing stage of your plasterwork.
17. Shovel		~ Used to mix the cement, sand, and water.