“Without the hair; and the third coat is as thin as cream and is flowed on to make a smooth-looking outside finish.”
The Walls of Sweetbrier Lodge—Plaster on Hollow Tile
“That’s a lot of work,” commented Dorothy.
“That’s not all we’re going to do to your walls; Mrs. Smith wants them to be a trifle yellowish in tone—a little warmer than the natural color of the plaster—so we’re going to wash on some mineral matter that will give them color and waterproof them at the same time.”
“Killing two birds,” murmured Helen.
“Then the whole house will look plastery except the roof and chimneys,” said Ethel Brown.
“Including the roof and chimneys,” returned Mr. Anderson. “We’re going to use concrete shingles—”
“Concrete shingles! Doesn’t that sound funny!”
“They are colored, so they look like green or red shingles.”