Offices and Workplaces
Open floor plates and cellular offices where large wall and soffit areas must be finished quickly and consistently across multiple levels.
Commercial Spaces
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Built for Programme, Finished for Guests
Commercial projects are won and lost on programme. Large floor plates, tight handover dates and finishing trades queuing behind one another leave no room for a plaster system that needs curing time or repeated making-good.
Machine Application Gypsum Plaster is developed for continuous spray machines, delivering the pumpability and output that large areas demand. It requires no water curing, is shrinkage-crack free, and provides thermal and fire resistance — finished with Wall Finishing Plaster where a premium paint-ready surface is specified.
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Retail and Malls
Mall commons, unit shells and back-of-house areas, where handover dates are fixed around tenant fit-out programmes.
Hotels and Hospitality
Repetitive guest-room layouts that reward machine application, plus feature areas finished with decorative gypsum elements.
Healthcare and Education
Environments demanding smooth, hygienic, easily maintained surfaces across very large repeat areas.
How It's Done
Machine application changes the sequence rather than the standard. One operator sprays while a second levels, so the wall is closed far faster than hand application — provided mixing and set times are respected.
Survey and Prepare
Check substrate suitability across the full area, set out beads and datum points, and confirm the machine water setting before starting a bay.
Consistent water setting keeps the finish uniform.
Spray Application
Apply Machine Application Gypsum Plaster in a continuous pass at 10 – 20 mm on walls, up to 10 mm on ceilings.
Maximum wall thickness is 30 mm.
Level and Rule Off
Rule the sprayed plaster to the beads with an H-profile or feather edge while it remains workable. Initial set is 60 – 90 minutes.
The extended set is what makes large bays possible.
Close and Trowel
Trowel the surface as the plaster reaches final set at 120 – 180 minutes to close the face and produce the ultra-white finish.
No water curing is required at any stage.
Skim Where Specified
Where a higher-grade decorative finish is required, apply Wall Finishing Plaster at 1 – 3 mm once the base coat is fully set.
Ideal ahead of high-sheen paint systems.
Technical Reference
Reference figures for Gyraffe Machine Application Gypsum Plaster, the primary product for large-area commercial work. Always refer to the product datasheet for project-specific values.
ParameterSpecification
Gypsum Purity (CaSO₄·½H₂O)≥ 92 %
Dry Bulk Density850 – 1040 kg/m³
Initial Setting Time60 – 90 minutes
Final Setting Time120 – 180 minutes
Water to Powder Ratio1 : 1.25
Recommended Thickness (Wall)10 – 20 mm
Maximum Thickness (Wall)30 mm
Recommended Thickness (Ceiling)Up to 10 mm
Coverage22 – 24 sq.ft per 25 kg bag (13 mm thickness)
Packaging25 kg
Shelf Life1 year
ToolPurpose
Continuous Spray MachineMixing and pumping plaster continuously for high-output application.
H-Profile / Feather EdgeRuling sprayed plaster back to the beads across wide bays.
Darby and Finishing TrowelLevelling and closing the surface as the plaster sets.
Corner and Stop BeadsEstablishing true arrises and clean junctions on long runs.
Laser LevelSetting datum and bead lines accurately across large floor plates.
FAQ
Machine Application Gypsum Plaster is sprayed continuously, with 60 – 90 minutes of working time so large bays can be closed quickly.
No water curing is required, so following trades are not held up.
Yes — it produces smooth, easily maintained surfaces across large repeat areas.