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> Date:          Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:57:02 -0700
> From:          Robert Bolman <robtb at efn.org> (by way of Jon Hoyt <jon at efn.org>)
> Subject:       Re: Cob email list
> To:            coblist at deatech.com
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> I had thought that I would use linseed oil inside and out, but Bill Steen
> nixed that idea, feeling that it would reduce the breathability too much. 
> He suggested using potassium silicate (waterglass paint).

Where do you buy postassium silicate (waterglass paint). I guess it 
might help if I knew what waterglass is.


> I'm presently permitted to put cement stucco on the exterior of my
> building, but with all the earthen details looking so beautiful (we're
> calling the place "Mud Luscious"),

I love the name "Mud Luscious"

 
> it.  So I've got to somehow sell a predominantly earth plaster to the
> building department.
> 
> Any suggestions that you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
>

Over hangs, as long as direct rain is not falling down then you 
should be fine. Maybe you could provide some documentation on English 
cob house or the houses at the cob cottage in Oregon.  I'd put 3 ft 
over hangs  on it and enjoy the "Mud Luscious" walls. 

Pat
Mauk, GA
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" Arther C Clarke