High temp plaster

More and more customers are looking for hole in the wall solid fuel fires and of course we are only too happy to sell them. Theres always a proviso and here it is. The look of these units stems from the gas fired units. The solid fuel units give off a lot more heat and can on occasion crack the plaster surrounding the insert stove.

This can be caused by several reasons.

1. The fires lit have been too big too fast and cracked the plaster instead of gradually having a bigger fire each time.
2. The wall or plaster or screed below the plaster had not fully dried out and when heat was added the moisture expanded cracking the wall.
3. The heat generated was just too much for the gypsum plaster.

So we usually say to our customers ensure a high temperature plaster is used around the stove area. When they ask their plasterer or builders merchant for this they are often left with a blank stare and told no such item exists. Well here it is and can be bought directly from the website.

www.vitcas.com

I should add we are not endorsing this particular manufacturer in any way and all the rules regarding proper drying out and gradual adding of heat still apply. The company also advocates using a high temp screed before the plaster and while it's certainly more expensive than ordinary gypsum plaster you are only covering a small area.