I’ve been involved directly and indirectly with plaster my whole life. I grew up with a lime pit in the back yard where rock lime was being slacked. My grandfather was a Plastering Contractor in Louisiana, and my father was a plasterer and Business Agent for Local 295 in Sacramento in the 1950’s.
I started my career after hauling my wife and 3-month old daughter from Santa Barbara to Sacramento to find work in my childhood city. I started mixing material and hauling it to Plasterers and building scaffold in 1970 for Kermit Neisham Plastering. We used a Hod, so I was a Hodcarrier.
I became an apprentice plasterer and got a journeyman plasterer card in 1976. I spent 18 years off and on working for Henley Plastering, Bennett Plastering, and G. Glenn Plastering and other Union Contractors in Sacramento.
I am giving you my bonafides, confirming that I might know what I’m talking about as I give you information about the performance characteristics of Portland Cement Plaster. The only way you will know if I know what I am talking about, is if this information helps you. If it does, pass that fact on. I believe I’ve a good reputation for knowing what I’m talking about so ask around if you need to.
I’ve been a technical representative for the Sacramento Valley Bureau for Lath and Plaster since 1997 and have my own consulting business, Bell Construction Consulting. I’ve been self-employed and semi-retired for the last 4 years. I worked for the Wall and Ceiling Bureau for a short time until retirement four years ago.
I love what I do and want to share that passion for diagnosing problems and finding out how this oft maligned exterior cladding performs. My name is Bruce Bell.
Nice to know your history Bruce !!!
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