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How thick does Vitcas Fireplace Render need to go on?įor a free standing stove in a recess, the recommended thickness is 12mm on the surrounding walls and back and for an open fire that has a log basket or similar the recommended thickness is 25mm and this can be applied in one coat of multiple coats until the desired thickness is there.Ī quick lick over with the devil float to create the key as you would float any other wall, and then Vitcas say you need to leave it to stand for three days to dry out properly before you top it out with the Vitcas Heat Resistant finish plaster. Vitcas recommend that you start from the bottom and work upwards to give maximum support but being a plasterer you will know what you need to get the gear on the wall. If you see it necessary you may need to roughen the brickwork up a bit to give the bricks more of a key for the plaster to grip to, but only you can make this decision. If you are going over bare brickwork, then dampen down the bricks to kill some of the suction and make sure that you rake out the mortar joints by about 10 to 12mm to give the heat resistant render something to really bite into. A rule of thumb is 200ml of water to every kilo of material.ġkg Of Heat Plaster needs 200mls of waterġ0kg Of Heat Plaster needs 2 liters of waterĢ0kg Of Heat Plaster needs 4 liters of water Mix the Vitcas Fireplace Render with cold water, I know it sounds obvious but you would be surprised, and this guide should give you an idea of how much water you will need to add to get it to the right consistency. The ones I have done in the past I would take off the existing plaster and reset my float beads then apply the Vitcas Heat Resistant render and then blend sand and cement into the Vitcas render. Once again use your common sense and if in doubt you can do the whole fireplace to be sure but you will be throwing money away unnecessarily. This tends to be inside the fireplace and around the front up to about 300mm.

You don’t have to use Vitcas on the whole chimney breast unless the heat will exceed around 50☌, Just use it on the sections of the fireplace that are going to get hot. The Vitcas Fireplace Render is going to be in most cases used as a scratch coat for the finishing heat plaster unless the temperature is going to exceed 650☌ then you will have to make do with just the render finish. The other Vitcas Heat plaster is the finishing plaster that is only resistant up to 650☌ We are going to be talking about two of the products that Vitcas supply, the first one is Vitcas Fireplace Render, and this is the one to use where it is going to get really hot, and I mean up to the temperature of 1400☌. I am going to go quickly over the process that Vitcas suggest and hopefully will be able to shed some light on what to do. If a job is worth doing it is worth doing right, and that is why using Vitcas Heat resistant plaster is the way to go. I have seen it used hundreds of times by builders especially, who think it will be fine, but the reality is it is not the right product. Fireline plasterboard is designed to slow down the spread of fire, and it is not heat resistant. One myth that always makes me laugh is that plasterers and the public think that fireline plasterboard is ok to use in a fireplace where a log burning stove is to go. The biggest manufacturer of heat resistant plaster Vitcas has come on board the plasterers forum and plasterers news to help us educate the plastering world about heat resistant plasters and how they should be used. Plaster fireplace mantles and cast stone mantels are sold unfinished.ĪMS would like to thank our customers for their support and for sharing their cast stone mantel project photographs with us so we may feature them in this cast stone mantel gallery for your enjoyment.Ĭlick on the gallery thumbnail images below to see larger images.One of the biggest questions that come up on the plasterers forum and also via email over the last few years has been about using heat resistant plaster and more specifically plastering around a wood burning stove. Cast stone mantels are available in all cast stone colors and finishes.

All of our cast stone fireplace mantels are designed to fit your custom dimensions, typically at no additional charge. With an extensive collection of cast stone moulds, AMS can create a cast stone or plaster masterpiece for your custom home that will have a uniqueness everyone will admire. All cast stone mantels are made of 100% solid AMS cast stone or plaster. AMS has designed thousands of unique cast stone fireplace mantel designs, as well as plaster fireplace mantels since 1986. Cast stone and plaster mantels designed by AMS are the perfect accent for any home design.

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