[Strawbale] alise on lime

[Chris Green]

Leanne Rellstab wrote:
> <snip>The Lime plaster is already in place.  I have done a variety of 
> lime finishes - lime wash, lime plaster with pigment, marmarino..... I 
> was just looking for a bit of a different feel, or look. Everything is 
> lime, so I just thought I should get some clay into the mix.
 Lime plaster absorbs CO2 from the air and in doing so reverts back to 
its' original limestone form. This process takes quite some time to do, 
I gather, and it just occurred to me that covering the lime plaster with 
alis will probably slow the CO2 absorption down. This probably will not 
affect anything in the short or long term, all else being equal, which 
is a long-winded way to say I have no idea if it matters. But it is a 
situation to be mindful of. 

Cheers,

Chris Green.