What This Standard Covers
- Cutline tolerance by device type
- Substrate edge prep (taper, scoring) before plaster finish
- Recommended tools and techniques for clean cutlines
- Pass/fail examples with photographic reference
Who It Is For
- Plasterers and drywall finishers
- Trim carpenters routing channels
- Inspectors signing off the finish
When To Use It
- At substrate prep
- During the finish coat
- At the punch-list walk
Read or Download the PDF
The full standard, including diagrams, tolerance tables, and pass/fail photographic references, is in the embedded PDF below. You can read it inline or download it for your jobsite folder.
Field Notes
A wavy cutline is the giveaway. It tells the eye that something was finished around rather than into. We hold a tight cutline tolerance because the eye reads the transition from substrate to device, and a clean transition reads as luxury.