[Strawbale] Interior Color Coat

[Athena & Bill Steen]

On Sep 24, 2006, at 8:27 PM, Vint Miller wrote:

> Try looking into American Clay, an interior finish plaster. It's easy
> for novices to master and very forgiving since it can be reworked
> even after it dries. www.americanclay.com
>
> Vint Miller

I would add that yes you can use their product but for a fraction of  
the cost you can go to any ceramic supplier and buy a powdered clay  
(same as they use) and combine it with either silica sand or marble  
sand and have the same thing.  For example a reliable white clay is  
one called Ajax, crack resistant and does not tend to dust.  Use 30  
or 60 grit sand depending upon how fine you want the coat.  You can  
vary the ratio from 1 clay to 1 or 2 parts sand if the application is  
thin.  Their product is designed for drywall so that should give you  
some idea of the thickness.  Add some diluted wheat paste, you can  
get the powdered version at ACE Hardware outlets.  Use a little less  
than 1/4 cup for 5 gallons of dry mix.

Bill
>
Athena & Bill Steen
The Canelo Project
HC1 Box 324
Canelo/Elgin, AZ 85611
absteen at dakotacom.net
www.caneloproject.com

>
> On Sep 24, 2006, at 12:10 PM, Bill & Eva Kresge wrote:
>
>>  Finally our haystack is on its way to becoming a proper home. We  
>> have
>>  a 600 sq ft infill SB home that we built 5 years ago. We put one  
>> coat
>>  of cement plaster on the outside by hand. After function returned to
>>  our wrists we decided not to rush into putting another coat on. This
>>  year our SB cabin became our home and needed to be finished. We
>> hooked
>>  up with a cement pumping crew that had worked with Ted Buchart  
>> during
>>  his SB days. THEY WERE GREAT. Two days and 10,000 lbs of Type S
>> mortar
>>  mix later and we have 2 coats of cement plaster on the inside and
>> out.
>>  Let me tell you trowelling blown on mud beats keying mud into those
>>  bales by hand. Much less wear and tear on our poor old bodies.
>>
>>  We had perfect curing weather and 4 days later I'm in the process of
>>  dehumidifying the interior. I think the emerging light gray walls  
>> are
>>  lovely but Eva wants white. Would any of you with more experience in
>>  these matters be willing to share your recommendations for a color
>>  coat? We have a standard sheetrock cathedral ceiling and want to tie
>>  the two together.
>>
>>  Cold weather is coming quickly to the Highlands so we need to get
>> this
>>  taken care of soon. We're looking forward to our first winter in our
>>  warm and cozy little SB house. Thanks for your help.
>>
>> "Biointensive farming uses less water, land, machinery, and  
>> fertilizer
>> - and more human labor" by John Jeavons
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