What does “where” mean here?
As a generalisation, plastering uses plaster, rendering uses a render. Modern plaster is gypsum mixed with water. A render is a mix of sand and cement, mixed with water. Coating of internal walls with plaster is plastering. Rendering usually refers to coating external walls, although where a fine finish is not required an internal wall may be rendered (like one of the walls in the brick shed in my garden - that I did do myself).
Hi. This text is written by a native speaker explaining the difference between “plastering” and “rendering” in an architectural context.
What does “where” mean here?
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although where a fine finish is not required an internal wall may be rendered (like one of the walls in the brick shed in my garden ... The underlined element is a 'fused' relative construction in which "where" means "in places where".
- although where a fine finish is not required an internal wall may be rendered (like one of the walls in the brick shed in my garden ...
- The underlined element is a 'fused' relative construction in which "where" means "in places where".
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... although where a fine finish is not required an internal wall may be rendered (like one of the walls in the brick shed in my garden ...
The underlined element is a 'fused' relative construction in which "where" means "in places where".
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