Tools & product range.
The tools, equipment and materials the trade uses. Prices are indicative market prices with source — always check the current price with the retailer.
Hand tools
Plasterer's spatulaUsed to apply plaster to ceilings and walls, smooth plaster surfaces and work details in new and repaired plasterwork.
Stainless steel trowelUsed to mix and throw on lime and gypsum mortar when plastering and building up plaster mouldings.
Cabinet scraper (profile scraper/steel scraper)Used to scrape and finish plaster mouldings and to clean and true up profiled cornice shapes during repair.
Running mould / profile board (rail profile)The central plasterer's tool for 'running' cornices and mouldings in situ in wet plaster or lime mortar according to a specific profile.
Wooden mitre box for plaster mouldings~ ~249 krIndicative · DecoFarver · 2026-06
Fine-toothed saw for plaster mouldings~ ~149 krIndicative · DecoFarver · 2026-06
Burnishing board~ ~110 krIndicative · Bauhaus · 2026-06
Measuring tool
Wooden folding rule 2 metres~ ~49 krIndicative · DecoFarver · 2026-06
Square and spirit levelUsed to level rails before cornices are run, and to check that mouldings and ceiling roses are straight.
Chalk line / bricklayer's line~ 25–160 krIndicative · Bauhaus · 2026-07
Materials
Alabaster/model plaster 25 kg~ 400–599 krIndicative · Hobbyprodukter.dk / Midhobby · 2026-06
Hydraulic lime mortar 25 kg~ ~185 krIndicative · Linoliebutikken · 2026-06
Plaster moulding / ceiling roseFitted to ceilings and walls as decoration and used as a template/reference when repairing and copying existing plasterwork.
Skalflex Stampet Kalk 15 kg~ ~200 krIndicative · Silvan · 2026-07
Mould oil / release agent for casting mouldsApplied to wood, metal or silicone moulds before casting rosettes and ornaments, so the casting can be removed without damage.
Green soap (traditional release agent)Applied to models and moulds so freshly cast plaster releases easily without damaging fine details in the profile — a classic technique in restoration work.
Glass fibre reinforcement mesh (render reinforcement)~ 85–469 kr pr. rulleIndicative · armeringsnet-til-puds.dk (prissammenligning) · 2026-07
Safety equipment
Dust mask FFP3~ ~100 krIndicative · Bauhaus · 2026-06
Safety glasses and work glovesProtects the eyes against plaster splashes and dust and the skin against the drying, alkaline lime and plaster mix.
Fastening
Plasterboard rosettes with pan-head screw (hanging plugs)~ ~57 kr (4 stk.)Indicative · Silvan · 2026-07
Forbrugsvarer
Sanding sponge (finish)~ 20–35 krIndicative · Bauhaus · 2026-07