A mix of sand, lime, and clay creates a more earthy finish than concrete stucco and can be applied to all sorts of surfaces: straw bale, cob, metal and wood lathe, drywall. Pigments add color to the fabulous texture of a plaster finish. |
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Large Straw Bale House with Exterior and Interior Earthen Plaster
This exterior project was completed in August 2009 with a four person crew in under 3 weeks. Click here to view more photos including before and after.
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Earthen Plaster on a Small Round Strawbale House
Our exterior plaster project was accented by an artist friend from Charlottesville, VA. The house made it into this Handmade Houses book. The plaster consists of clay, sand, and lime and has a scratch coat (first coat) and a finish coat.
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Big Timberframe Exterior Plaster
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Earthen Plaster Projects at Earthaven Ecovillage in Black Mtn. NC
We have plastered countless houses at Earthaven, mostly on stick frame or timber frame homes using a clay, sand, lime mix with various pigments and finishes. To see more click below:
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Interior Plaster
This interior plaster is troweled to a fine finish and will last a very long time. This is a basic lime and sand mix with no pigment laid on over sheetrock.
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Mihaly Bartalos, 828-669-4328,
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