As you can imagine plastering has been around for years. The need to compact a wall or complete a hole with whatever can fill and stick, was required as soon as man began building structures. Back then of course it was mud, slime, moss or a combination of them that was used as the plastering material. As evolution progressed and brains developed a specific plastering material developed and within the great Egyptian pyramid building years (over 2000 years ago), this was refined into a material that would speed up the hardening process. The Egyptians are also said to have used similar plastering tools as to those that are used today making them almost the inventors of this invaluable craft which is now required in almost every property in the modern world today not to mention its scuplturing and moulding worth. read on... |