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Brown coat (First) is to consist of
2 parts medium sized marble dust or
2 part rough sand
1 part lime
with sufficient short hair well mixed in.
The scratch coat shall be well wetted down before the application of the second coat. This coat shall be about half the thickness of the remaining distance to be plastered under these specifications. It shall be brought to a level, plane surface with the use of the floating rule, plumb etc with particular attention given to corners, and shall be rubbed, floated and worked before the final drying. It shall then be regularly scratched and allowed to dry for one week.
Note The darby shall not substitute for the floating rule in any operation

Transcription Notes:
a darby float is used to smooth plaster or concrete