Cob: RE: Lime

[Matthew HALL(SED)]

PNewberry at HFHI.org writes:
>More than likely I will apply something over the wall at a latter point. I need to finish the
>floors and 
>the lime plaster the remaining cob walls first. I was thinking of working up a batch of something
>that I can
>rub / paint over the cob. Perhaps some very watered down cheap white latex paint which would still
>be breathable, 
>but render a surface less prone to dusting. 
>
>Other ideas?  
How about rubbing linseed oil into the surface of the wall? I have heard of this before and it is a
safe, natural material
Matthew

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Matthew Hall BSc (Hons) GradBEng
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