Cob: earthen plasters

[Shannon C. Dealy]

On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Jamei Tierney wrote:

> Does any one know of any list-serves that are directly concerned with
> natural plasters, floors, etc.?  I want to respect the focus of coblist
> but I'm not aware of other list-serves that might be appropriate.  In
> particular I'm wanting to get feedback and specific instructions for
> doing a lime plaster over plywood sheathing as an alternative to
> stucco.  Any leads would be appreciated.

I don't know of any lists dedicated to these topics, but at least to some
extent they are appropriate for the coblist.  Cob/adobe type floors
can be made very durable and work quite well, and refined cob type mixes
are the basis of many natural plasters, both of these are quite
appropriate for discussion on this list.  In addition, discussion of
plasters in general, even non-cob based, I consider to be reasonable on
this list since plastering of cob both inside and out is a fairly common
(and often necessary) practice and therefore knowledge of a variety of
plasters and techniques is an essential skill for cobbers.  Of course I
would prefer that this not turn into the cement stucco list :-) but if
your questions are primarily about plasters and/or earthen floors and not
to much about plywood, then go ahead and ask.


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