Scratch coat

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Description

A base layer of plaster. The scratch coat is composed of coarse filling material. Once it is applied to the laths, the surface is scratched with a comb to provide grooves for adhering the next layer (brown coat).

Synonyms and Related Terms

rough coat; coarse stuff

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • Website address 1 Comment: NPS Briefs at www2.cr.nps/tps/briefs/brief21.htm

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