enduit écrasé

English translation: knockdown

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French term or phrase:enduit écrasé
English translation:knockdown
Entered by: David BUICK

13:04 Jul 4, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / indoor decoration
French term or phrase: enduit écrasé
in a technical description:

Enduit projeté/écrasé dans toutes les pièces.

Thanks for your ideas.
David BUICK
Local time: 10:12
partly smoothed roughcast
Explanation:
This came up before as "finition écrasée"

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/construction_civ...

There's a picture in Dicobat, that doesn't quite look like a stippled coating to me.


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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2008-07-05 15:54:35 GMT)
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Oops - this is indoors - I'll have a rethink!

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2008-07-05 16:04:23 GMT)
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Ok - just found a picture that describes what I see as an "enduit rustique écrasé" in the picture in Dicobat.

It's called "knockdown" here.
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.acinteri...

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2008-07-05 16:05:37 GMT)
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Another example here:
http://affordabledrywallandplaster.com/services

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2008-07-05 16:06:43 GMT)
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and here
http://www.peckdrywall.com/
Selected response from:

Miranda Joubioux (X)
Local time: 10:12
Grading comment
Thanks Miranda. That led me to "spray/knockdown finish" which seems to do nicely here.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1flattened stipple coating
Bourth (X)
4walls in all rooms to be plastered
SME
3partly smoothed roughcast
Miranda Joubioux (X)


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
walls in all rooms to be plastered


Explanation:
Cela dependra du contexte exact. Je preciserais le nom commercial de l'enduit

SME
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:12
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
flattened stipple coating


Explanation:
Projection plastering leaves a stucco-like finish with peaky waves. Passing a trowel VERY lightly over the plaster, skimming a fraction of a millimetre over the top, flattens the points.

Shown in Dicobat.

Walls: flattened stipple-finish plastic paint. ...
www.gid-deltamar.com/eng/calidades.php

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Plastered – smooth or scratch plaster stipple or. flattened stipple plaster (colour - refer below). - No face brickwork will be permitted. ...
www.4tellfilms.com/waterfordonvaal/WF ANNEXURE D - DESIGN M...

knocked-down/flattened stipple. sprayed ceiling, and on cement-lime plaster. both interior and exterior for several clients ...
www.strawbalebuilding.ca/pdf/baleon0501.pdf


Bourth (X)
Local time: 10:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4135

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
partly smoothed roughcast


Explanation:
This came up before as "finition écrasée"

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/construction_civ...

There's a picture in Dicobat, that doesn't quite look like a stippled coating to me.


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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2008-07-05 15:54:35 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Oops - this is indoors - I'll have a rethink!

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2008-07-05 16:04:23 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Ok - just found a picture that describes what I see as an "enduit rustique écrasé" in the picture in Dicobat.

It's called "knockdown" here.
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.acinteri...

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2008-07-05 16:05:37 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Another example here:
http://affordabledrywallandplaster.com/services

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2008-07-05 16:06:43 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

and here
http://www.peckdrywall.com/

Miranda Joubioux (X)
Local time: 10:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 258
Grading comment
Thanks Miranda. That led me to "spray/knockdown finish" which seems to do nicely here.
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