Peerless Study Guide Book: Lathing & Plastering (C-35)

What this book covers

The Peerless Lathing & Plastering (C-35) Study Guide Book prepares you for the trade portion of the California CSLB contractor license exam. Per the state's classification, a C-35 contractor applies plaster, stucco, and specialty coatings to lath, masonry, and other substrates, and installs metal and wood lath systems. This printed book covers the subjects the state tests. See the official CSLB C35 classification.

Book chapters

1. Glossary
2. Plastering materials
3. Lathing
4. Preparation of plaster
5. Application of plaster
6. Stucco applications
7. Tools of the plastering trade
8. Blueprint reading
9. Estimating
10. Cal/OSHA & safety
11. Elementary mathematics

Sample questions

1. What do manufacturers of gypsum plasters often add to slow the setting action?
   A. Admixture · B. Strengthener · C. Retarder ✓ · D. Accelerator
2. The use of which type of sand makes the strongest mortar?
   A. Large void sand · B. A combination of fine and coarse sand ✓ · C. Fine sand · D. Coarse sand
3. What is used as a plaster-based substitute for marble?
   A. Perlite · B. Travertine · C. Scagliola ✓ · D. Magnesite