Color plaster finish in McLean, Virginia

Picture shows veneer plaster corner bead. It is the same size as a drywall corner bead, but has holes for mortar to key into.	Veneer base coat is troweled on and surface left nice and rough for a good bond with the finish.
Finish coat is a mixture of Keene's cement, lime and sand.  One garbage can is used to mix color with water. Some of the liquid mix is poured in the other can and mixed with plaster.	Keene's cement is really a gypsum plaster and not a cement. It is used here because it sets slow, allowing large areas to be done at the same time. It can even be troweled the next day for some cool burnishing effects. Keene's cement has a side benefit of developing incredible hardness.
Walls are troweled with a slight texture.	Walls are troweled the next day for some nice color effects.
	A close up of the soffits. What we are using here is as green a material as you can get. Plaster and sand are made from rock, a resource the earth will never run out of. Plaster is completely none toxic.