Cob: plastering adobes

[John Fordice]

Anikke,
I'm not sure if I understand.  
I did not mean to imply that wire lath is needed to apply mud plasters
to either cob or strawbale.  Quite to the contrary & I agree with you
completely.  
If you are refering to stucco as meaning the inclusion of wire lath in a
portland cement plaster, yes that is what I meant.  I'm not certain if
including wire lath in a portland cement plaster on cob would change the
situation appreciably.  It's possible, I suppose that the cement plaster
might be more prone to cracking with out the wire lath, but that's just
a guess.  Nevertheless, my comments re the use of portland cement
plaster either with or without wire lath stand - it's definitely NOT
compatable with cob.
john fordice 

storm wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Fordice <otherfish at home.com>
> To: ben graham <benfrankg at hotmail.com>
> Cc: <adobe50 at hotmail.com>; <coblist at deatech.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 6:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Cob: plastering adobes
> 
> > > Who informed you that plastering a cob wall requires lathe??  That is a
> misconception.  The natural irregularities in a cob wall and the
> compatibilities of mud on mud is all that is needed, to create a strong
> finish. It has been found that mud plasters can be directly applied to
> strawbale structures as well. Concrete stuccos on the other hand seem to
> require lathe, as the materials are not as compatible with possible serious
> consequences to the integrity of the structure. Sincerely Anikke Storm
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