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Feb 25, 2018 20:38
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Spanish term

cernido

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering building materials
I can't find any definitions of cernido that fit this context. It appears in the technical construction specifications for an office building (in Guatemala):

Como acabado final repello, cernido y pintura latex
Proposed translations (English)
3 plaster | stucco
References
Findings
Sand Texture Finish
3-coat stucco system

Discussion

Jeanne Zang (asker) Feb 26, 2018:
The only other context I have is that it is the finish for a reinforced concrete block wall.
Thomas Walker Feb 25, 2018:
Texture - More Context Please I think this is referring to a 3-step process for finishing (usually exterior) masonry walls. The repello is the plaster seal coat, which fills in any cracks or irregularities, levels the surface & seals it. The cernido is the texture coat, which is a plaster coat with sand, typically pumice sand, screened to a specified narrow particle size distribution. Then finally, the pintura latex coat, to seal everything & add color as desired.
See my reference entry, below.
Is this for a masonry wall? Is it an exterior wall? More context. please -

Proposed translations

30 mins

plaster | stucco

Peer comment(s):
neutral Thomas Walker : I think the "repello" & "cernido" are both types of plaster or stucco; so we need a more specific term to discriminate between them.
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Thank you Tom :-)
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Reference comments

11 mins
Reference:

Findings

CERNIDO Es un recubrimiento que cubre los poros del repello, quiere decir que va después del repello.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/114325137/Acabados-Final

Cernidos
Los cernidos son acabados más simples y, comúnmente, los más utilizados en la construcción. Consisten en la operación de extender una capa de mortero de cinco a diez milímetros de espesor, sobre el repello de base con el auxilio de la plancha de madera. Existen distintos tipos como el remolineado y el vertical, que, utilizando el mismo mortero proporcionan un acabado final distinto por su diferente forma de aplicación.
https://prezi.com/tc3p3otui7fv/cernidos/

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Note added at 30 mins (2018-02-25 21:09:11 GMT)
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I wonder if this is it. Not my area of expertise but based on the Spanish definition provided above:
Parging is a construction technique used to finish the surface of a masonry wall.
[...]
uses a masonry-based mortar rather than a traditional stucco mixture.
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This material is applied using a standard masonry trowel, and it is generally installed in very thin coats.
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Parging is an economical and easy-to-apply solution for covering unattractive masonry surfaces. It can cover cracks and water damage, or even holes and voids
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-parging.htm
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Reference:

Sand Texture Finish

This reference discusses both Repellos y Cernidos (in Spanish):
https://doncalinelsabelotodo.wordpress.com/category/construc...

This reference briefly discusses in English sand texture finish as part of a 3-layer process; also, a brief discussion of sand or float finish.
https://modernize.com/home-ideas/34920/stucco-finishing-opti...
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6 hrs
Reference:

3-coat stucco system

In the US, the 3 coats are "scratch coat", "brown coat" and "finish coat".

But I never heard "cernido" before.
Reference:

http://thestuccoguy.com/an-overview-of-the-three-coat-stucco-process/

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