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Apply Venetian Plaster (Faux-Concrete Finish)

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Building an Outdoor Fire Table Using Plaster

What happens here

After the waterproofing membrane has dried, the next step is to apply the Venetian plaster (Piatto from Firmalux) to create the concrete-like finish. The creator first applies an 'anchoring primer' (also from Firmalux) using a roller. This primer contains fine grit that creates a textured surface, ensuring the plaster adheres well and contributes to the distressed look. Once the primer is dry, he applies the main plaster using a drywall knife (or trowel), spreading it evenly over all surfaces. He uses two different shades (a gray and a white) to achieve a multi-tonal, weathered concrete appearance, actively smudging and patching to create intentional blotchiness and character. He applies the gray first, lets it dry, then adds patches of white plaster over it, blending it for a natural, distressed effect.

Tools and materials

  • Drywall Knife/Trowel
  • Firmalux Anchoring Primer Firmalux
  • Firmalux Piatto (Gray) Firmalux
  • Mixing Bucket
  • Paint Roller
  • Sander (optional)
  • Work Gloves

What they say

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waterproofed primed uh so the product that I'm using and I'm not claiming to be an expert because this is probably second time I'm using it the previous time was the faux plaster wall that I did on the fireplace I'll link the video right here but this is from the company firmalo that's where we got the last stuff one thing I goofed on last time is I didn't get the two different colors to create that concrete textured kind of um distressed color scheme look so this time I thought ahead of time so I bought their this is their piato Pi uh color it's supposed to be like a grayish and then to create those white wash white wash kind of look they have the same piato but it's the white color in fact it's called Splat white so the idea here is going to take our TR and start applying it well it's not a TR it's our drywall knife we're going to start applying the uh a coat of it they want to do about two coats minimum so I got a couple more buckets coming in the way here I going to lie kind of spendy stuff um 200 bucks is what you're looking at right here alone so you know do with it with you will and we need about three more buckets of this so kind of spendy but we're just going to applying it and then after that there's a little bit of artistic finesse that we need to do in order to make sure it looks appropriate let's start screwing things up I just realized I never explained what this stuff is this is a plaster so a lot of European countries that's kind of their their drywall essentially they'll plaster a wall and it creates almost like the Sandy kind of look concrete look a little texture to it maybe like a finer grade than stucco that's my interpretation don't kill me for it but uh and fmx is the brand so they kind of are the most popular one that I've seen so far that kind of Supply this kind of product but that's my uh history tip for you [Music] so this is something that's really cool about this product is cuz I bought all my stuff through them like even the primer and the primer they're calling it an anchoring primer and it's not a regular primer when it dries it creates these textures on top of it it's kind of like a Scorch coat for uh or a scratch coat for when you're doing like you know stone work hanging on outside this kind of creates that texture for the plaster to stick onto really really well and then once you're done putting it on it creates a nice smoth finish so great product not going to lie they really figure this stuff out not sponsored just a…

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