A Conversation About Plaster with an Owner/Builder
Here’s a conversation about plaster with an owner/builder that may answer some of your questions! Dear Andrew, We had quite a few days applying the “Scratch Coat” to our straw
Here’s a conversation about plaster with an owner/builder that may answer some of your questions! Dear Andrew, We had quite a few days applying the “Scratch Coat” to our straw
It is important that all wood surfaces be covered with roofing felt to separate them from the plaster. If you do not do this, the plaster will adhere to the
When using earth or lime plasters, it is not necessary to use any mesh or lath. There are advantages to using mesh nonetheless, and there are disadvantages as well. The
I recently responded to an email about cracking in plaster. The person reported seeing cracks through all three coats of plaster along the joint between the top of the bales
When you build with bales, one thing is almost guaranteed: you will be plastering your walls. Knowing that, you may be surprised to discover that there is a cost that
Do you have birds in your plaster? There is a conversation happening right now on another list serve about woodpeckers destroying plaster on a house. This is not the first
How to go about protecting the roof. If possible, get any plaster that needs to be applied above the roof line in place before the finish roof is installed. If
When working with natural plasters you need to remember that there are no chemical binders to help the plaster stick to the substrate. In most applications this does not matter;
It is not uncommon to have a place or two in a house where building up plaster is necessary. An obvious example is when spaces between the bales are left
How to Plaster Around Electrical Boxes It is all too common for plaster to fill up electrical boxes and cause major headaches for the electricians during trim out. To avoid
Straw Bale Building and Plaster Application – Which is best? Gunnite, Sprayed, or Hand-Troweled? When applying plaster to the bales, the fastest application may not be the best. There are
Integral Color Plaster vs. Plaster and Paint I have used integral color plaster on every straw bale house I have built and I have always wrestled with the pros and
Misting Straw Bales with Water Before Plastering I have had several clients of my consulting business call me after they started to plaster their straw bale house. The calls come
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