Cob: RE: Re: stucco wire

[Patrick Newberry]

In my experience, yes, it easier to get the mud / lime plaster to stick
to the straw, 
but if  you use the stucco wire, it should be tight enough to the bales
that problem 
isn't the getting the succo to stick to the wire, but the time and
effort it requires
to get the wire in place. 

Pat 

-----Original Message-----
From: lucynda norton [mailto:dragonfly_183 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 9:02 PM
To: coblist at deatech.com
Subject: Cob: Re: stucco wire


<snip>Regarding using stucco wire on straw bale walls.  I've heard that
it 
is
>unnecessary, that a mud plaster or lime plaster will stick to the rough
>straw backing fine.  It just addes extra time and expense.
>
>Anyone with experience or information on this?<snip>

  I don't have any personal experience, but I have read that it is
easier to 
apply stucco to straw bales covered in stucco wire than it is to plain 
bales, but that it will stick either way.


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