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Lessons on cement
mixing + plastering
We asked Mang Rolly to give us a few tips on the
proper way of mixing cement and plastering walls,
and he gamely showed us how.
1 Masonry cement is different from other kinds of
cement. To achieve the right consistency required in
plastering cement walls, Mang Rolly recommends
mixing one sack of masonry cement (he highly
recommends CEMEX Palitada King for his projects)
with three sacks of sand and file aggregates.
2 This mixture should be properly and evenly mixed
with five drums of water. The resulting cement
mixture should be enough to plaster a 5-sq.m. wall.
3 Because masonry cement dries easily, masons
should be patient enough to frequently wet the
surface being plastered. Otherwise, they’ll have a
hard time plastering the wall properly.
4 Masons have a particular way of flicking their wrists
when plastering walls with cement. Mang Rolly
advises masons to use whatever style they’re
comfortable with, as long as the cement sticks
nicely and evenly to the wall. Some of his workers,
for instance, use a trowel (kutsara in Filipino, or
palita in Mang Rolly’s native Bisaya) in scooping,
slapping, and flattening the cement onto the wall,
but Mang Rolly uses a wooden “tray” that is commonly
used for catching “cement droppings”.
Mang Rolly recommends CEMEX Palitada King for plastering
because of its consistency and “stickiness.” According to him,
“hindi madaling matuklap ang (CEMEX) Palitada King”,
unlike other cement brands. With CEMEX Palitada King, dried
cement doesn’t ordinarily crack, so walls are sturdier and
look much better.