There are several different kinds of plastering. ‘Dot and dab’ refers to a base layer of plasterboard which is attached to a wall using ‘dabs’ of adhesive. ‘Floating’ is a technique where a backing or undercoat plaster is applied to walls. ‘Skimming’ or ‘reskimming’ refers to the very thin final decorative layer of plaster.
Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven is a village located in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. The town was created from two previously separate tiny communities - Kinlochmore to the north of the River Leven in Inverness-shire and also Kinlochbeg to the south of the Leven in Argyll - following the construction of an aluminium smelter and linked housing for its workers. The processing plant was powered by a hydroelectric scheme located in the mountains over, and also made Kinlochleven the first village worldwide to have actually every residence attached to electrical power, coining the expression "The Electric Village". In 1991, the town (according to annual census returns) had just over 1000 occupants in some 420 families. Today it is a noteworthy traveler destination and also centre for hill quests.