[Strawbale] Interior Color Coat

[Bill & Eva Kresge]

Thanks Vint,

Just talked to my sweetie and apparently earth plaster isn't on our agenda. She doesn't care for the faint odor she picks up at a  friend's house. The manufactures rep said the only way to assure no odor or slight chalking is to seal the material and we can't do that unless we want to lose vapor flow. Her concerns are probably not an issue for most people. However after 25 years living with my sweetheart I've learned when to stop trying to apply logic or objective information to a situation and accept that we're not going to do something, you know "when mama's happy everybody's happy."

So off to the world of lime plaster we are going. She'd like a nice soft finish rather than a hard one. Any tips, techniques, things to avoid, etc that anyone would care to share? Thanks.

Vint Miller <vint at barkingfishdesign.com> 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


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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- and more human labor" by John Jeavons
 		
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