What Is Pop Cement?
POP is a manufactured dry powder and which is mixed with water to form a paste. This paste is mix with Sisal Fiber to form Plaster of Paris (POP) ceilings, the paste is also use for walls coatings and also use for creating architectural designs. POP Ceiling comes in numerous beautiful designs to suit every taste.
What Is Pop Cement Made Of?
Plaster of Paris is prepared by heating gypsum crystals. It is a cheaper solution to the time-consuming and ecologically straining process of sand cement plaster.
What Are Pop Cement Used For?
It is commonly used to precast and hold parts of ornamental plasterwork placed on ceilings and cornices. It is also used in medicine to make plaster casts to immobilize broken bones while they heal, though many modern orthopedic casts are made of fibreglass or thermoplastics.
What Chemicals Are Used In Pop?
In other words, we can say that the Plaster of Paris is usually made up of heated gypsum at a high temperature. Plaster of Paris is also referred to as Gypsum plaster. The chemical formula of Plaster of Paris is written as CaSO4·1/2H2O.
Where Is Pop Used In Construction?
Made from Gypsum, Plaster of Paris (POP) is a white powder that is used for giving fresh coats to the walls, giving shapes to structure, or creating casts, and likewise. When moistened, it hardens up quickly and is favored a lot by the construction team for quick finishing.
Advantages Of Plaster Of Paris:
Below are some of its advantages of POP to give you an idea whether you should use it in your dream home or not.
- It is light in weight and more durable.
- It has low thermal conductivity.
- It is very good fire resistant and hence a very good heat insulating material.
- It does not shrink while setting. Therefore, it does not develop cracks on heating or setting like conventional cement plaster.
- It forms a thick surface to resist normal knocks after drying.
- It mixes up easily with water and is easy to spread and level.
- It has good adhesion on fibrous materials.
- It gives a firm surface on which the colours can settle.
- It has no appreciable chemical action on paint and does not cause alkali attack.
- Plaster of Paris gives a decorative interior finish. Its gypsum content provides it a lot of shine and smoothness.
- It can easily be moulded into any shape.
Pop Cement Prices In Ghana:
The average price of white POP cement in Ghana is Ghc 51.00 for a 25 kg bag and Ghc 80.00 for a 40kg bag of white POP cement.