2 Answers. It works well. Dry mix the cement and plaster first – before adding water. With just cement and plaster you have no aggregate, like sand or gravel or binders, fibers, etc so your structural performance will depend on several other factors.Click to see full answer. Also to know is, what is the mix for plastering with sand and cement?Mix Proportions: Cement: Sand+Plasticiser, 1 : 4. Cement: Lime: Sand, 1 : 0.5 : 4-4.5.One may also ask, what do you mix cement with? To mix cement, start by combining 1 part cement, 2 parts sand, and 4 parts gravel in a large bucket or wheelbarrow. Next, make a small crater in this mixture and add half a bucket of water. Mix the cement with a shovel and add more water until it’s formed a smooth paste similar to peanut butter. Moreover, why is plaster of Paris added to cement? When Portland cement comes out of the kiln as clinker, and cools somewhat, it is interground with gypsum. The latter acting as a set rate moderator. Adding extra sulphates, such as plaster of Paris is likely to result in the formation of ettringite.Can we use white cement for plastering?While using white cement, there are a few key factors you need to keep in mind. While preparing the cement plaster mix, always add water to the cement and not the other way around. While white cement is ideal for a newly plastered wall, it will not work as well on walls finished with lime, oil paints or varnishes.

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