We were thrilled that our colleague, Jean Pascal Bach of Whistler Contracting, wanted to write a piece about 5StarFinishes and products. Here is the story: In 2020, I embarked on a journey into the world of micro cement, a niche yet burgeoning industry. My introduction to this fascinating field came through a partnership with Trevor …
There are many companies around the world selling plasters and, in my experience, very few offered much help in the way of knowledge for fireplace use etc. I always found myself using thin set as basecoats or other random cement polymer based products such as EIFS basecoats and they were terrible for workability, covering over …
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This project is located in North Van, and was designed by CM Studios. The interior design is stark lighting, beautiful dark wood panels throughout, and a creamy gray plaster with a horizontal drag. I have been asked many times since this project about the drag finish, and we recently did a professional photo shoot at …
The design for this bathroom was to look very much like concrete but also match the color of their tiles in the shower. We chose to use a little more of a brown gray for this project to match, and decided on a heavy texture and a matte sealer. The entire enclosure was sealed using …
This is the second retail outlet for Burb, the new cannabis shop in Vancouver, and they had the same finish installed that they had in their previous store. This plaster is from Pure and Original paints and is a traditional lime based plaster that is called Marrakech, and has a very earthen and old world …
The owners of this beautiful whistler home were having problems for years trying to find someone to fix their home’s plaster repairs, which had an old style of venetian plaster from over 20 yrs ago. This finish was quite matte, a little rough, and changed shades slightly from room to room. There were bathroom, bedrooms, …
This was a challenging job as the one fireplace upstairs had huge stones and protrusions that would make it harder to cover with plaster. We designed a system of covering this fireplace using reinforced EIFS fiberglass corner beads, EIFS Mesh, a special cement and glue primer, as well as a lime and sand basecoat, cement …
This is a custom fireplace using a fine marble grain and a travertine style application where we get some beautiful striations across the plaster surface. Due to the install technique we also get a lot of light and dark movement. This was a small but fun project in a custom home that has led to …
Quan Ju de is a Chinese restaurant that has been operating since 1864. They are very well known around the world now and are opening their first restaurant here in Vancouver. We were asked to plaster all their custom columns in the restaurant that have 100s of led lights inside them and are going to …
The House of Funk Brewery was designed by Cutler Design firm, and they went above and beyond to ensure that the theme of the new Brewery was fully exploited. From antique frosted mirrors, to technicolor tinting, graffiti art rock walls and industrial concrete overlays, they didn’t miss an opportunity to ensure this space was the …
