There are several different kinds of plastering. ‘Dot and dab’ refers to a base layer of plasterboard which is attached to a wall using ‘dabs’ of adhesive. ‘Floating’ is a technique where a backing or undercoat plaster is applied to walls. ‘Skimming’ or ‘reskimming’ refers to the very thin final decorative layer of plaster.
Kirkliston
Kirkliston is a village and also parish to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, historically within the area of West Lothian. It lies on high ground promptly north of a northward loop of the Almond, on the old roadway in between Edinburgh as well as Linlithgow (the B9080, now cut off by Edinburgh Airport), having a crossroads with the road from Newbridge to Queensferry and past to Fife (the B800). The B800 is otherwise named Course Brae, High Street, Station Road, as well as Queensferry Road as it passes through the community. The B9080 is named Main Street and also Stirling Road as it travels through.