What Is Venetian Plaster?
We Use Only Real Venetian Plaster Made In Italy With Crushed Marble & Limestone. It Comes In Many Colors To Match Any Style You're Looking For.
Venetian Plaster Is Eco Friendly, Non Toxic, Mold Resistant & Waterproof. It's Perfect For Kitchens, Bathrooms & Even Showers.
Say Goodbye To Grout Lines! Venetian Plaster Is Less Expensive To Professionally Install Than Tile, Marble, Granite Or Stone Per Sqft Saving You Hundreds Or Even Thousands Of Dollars For A Custom & Uniquely Beautiful Finish.
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- Venetian Plaster is a smooth and often shiny plaster design that appears textured but is smooth to the touch. Venetian plaster is one of the most traditional plaster decorations. Authentic Venetian Plaster is made from marble dust and ground up limestone.
Where It Comes From
The products we use and all it's ingredients are manufactured in a small region of the Veneto Province in Northern Italy about 50 kilometers from the city of Venice from which it gets its name.
The Limestone we use is not quarried but dredged from river beds that pile up with stones every spring. These rivers originate in the Italian Alps and Dolomite Mountains of Northern Italy where these stones traveled hundreds of kilometers tumbling down the rivers for decades. This process of retrieving the limestone has a very little environmental effect and leaves little to no footprint on the earth.
How It's Made
Limestone known as Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) is heated in large furnaces to produce Calcium Oxide (CaO). This produces the lime powder or “flower”, the basis that makes these plasters.
Water (H2O) is then added and aged underground or in silos for months and sometimes a year. The result produces Calcium Hydroxide (Ca(OH)2), Hydrated Slaked Lime.
The Lime is then mixed with Marble, Minerals, and other aggregates and sealed in buckets ready to be used by the applicator.
Once the products are applied to the wall, the H2O evaporates off the surface and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the air causes the Calcium Hydroxide to carbonate making the plaster hard; over time hardens back to its original stone state. The diagram shows the full cycle of Limestone from stone to wall.
Health & Green Building
Environmentally friendly, biodegradable, non-toxic & water resistant.
Real Venetian Plaster is a Green building product with 0-VOC's and 1-LEED point qualified.
The color permeates throughout the plaster. We only use natural mineral color pigment that is designed to work with lime plasters.
Compared to synthetic or acrylic plasters, authentic lime plasters inhibit and prevents bacteria growth on the surface, which eliminates the possibility of mold and mildew.
Because we eliminate mold spores, it is hypoallergenic, killing spores during allergy seasons and leaves healthy breathable walls for your home or business.
Lime plaster will age gracefully, and in most cases, lasts years longer than painted or synthetic surfaces.
Lime plaster is an excellent sound barrier and insulator. Natural plasters will reduce the amount of humidity in a room by absorbing moisture, which then evaporates off the surface over time.
Lime Plaster will help keep a fire contained. Since it does not burn like painted or synthetic surfaces, it will not allow a fire to spread as quickly within a room. This ability reduces or eliminates more extensive structural damage or destruction (provided the fire is extinguished promptly).
The only thing better than authentic lime plaster is to install stone or marble to your walls, but venetian plaster gets rid of those pesky grout lines.
The best plasters are easy to maintain, keep clean & will last a lifetime.
