(pronounced skrach koht)
In the process of plastering interior and exterior surfaces, the scratch coat is the first coat. This wet plaster is "scratched" with a trowel, comb or soft bristled brush to roughen
(pronounced skreed)
Used as a noun, a screed is a tool that is drawn over freshly poured concrete to strike off portions of the concrete surface so that it can be leveled to the
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