Pargeting is the craft of applying ornamental plasterwork to a building's facade. The plaster is typically stamped, scratched, or molded into relief patterns while still wet. While historically used to protect wattle-and-daub or rough masonry walls from the weather, it survives mostly as a heritage architectural detail.
Heard on the job
The restoration spec calls for traditional lime pargeting on the Tudor facade.
Also heard as
- pargetry
Do not mix it up with
- Parging: Parging is a rough, functional mortar coat for sealing foundations, while pargeting is a highly decorative exterior plaster finish.