[Cob] interior finish - limewash

[Kathryn Marsh]

Having spent much of my childhood many years ago in a wattle and daub  
cottage with a limewashed exterior and interior, and having lived for  
much of my life in rural Ireland at a period when limewash was part  
of the culture I can give you the answer to this problem. The entire  
building, indoors and out, is normally repainted every year! This  
also has the advantage of killing any bugs living in crevices etc!

kathryn


On 19 Jun 2007, at 13:20, Patrick Newberry wrote:

> Yes, I have the same problem. I'm using pretty much a hydrate lime  
> wash on my wall and have had simliar problems. With 19  
> grandchildren...Well I see a lot of finger prints.
>
> Plus I mostly just paint in on (sometime 3 coats) over the cob, so  
> it is not uncommon for me to find small dings and such from young  
> folks running through the house.  The good news is that it's quite  
> cheap to fix... I just mix up some some  lime and fix.
>
> I've experimented with a few ideas. One is mixing plaster of paris  
> in with my lime. It seems less dusty but it sure does set a lot  
> quiker so you can't mix as much ahead of time, but rather must use  
> smaller batches.
>
> I've also, in certain areas that have more wear and tear, I've  
> painted laytex paint over the lime and it and this was worked  
> pretty good as well. It's an interior wall there is not much in the  
> way of moister.
>
> I've used a high or semi-gloss over the lime walls and then can  
> wipe them with a damp cloth. The walls had sat for a few years so  
> the lime was about as set as it was going to set by the time I  
> painted it.
>
> Of course I've even painted laytex paint directly on cob and yes  
> that worked as well, but not as easy as over the lime painted  
> walls. Maybe because of the combination of  being white and harder  
> than the cob.
>
> Pat
> www.gypsyfarm.com
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> -----Original Message-----
>> From: coblist-bounces at deatech.com [mailto:coblist- 
>> bounces at deatech.com] On Behalf Of pirate king
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:25 AM
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: [Cob] interior finish - limewash
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks everyone for your suggestions about the exterior flooring
> problem. I plan to experiment with hydrate lime and see how it  
> goes. We
> can't get psyllium over here.
>
> Another question! We are finishing the interior of our cabin with
> limewash (approx 4 lime putty - 1 casein from off milk - 5 water)  
> over a
> lime plaster. Trouble is, it doesn't seem like a very practical  
> finish -
> it dusts (a bit) and it's impossible to clean - muddy fingerprints  
> etc.
> just smear when you try and rub them off. Is this some problem with  
> our
> mix or our application method - maybe the limewash hasn't set  
> properly?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Robert
> www.lesspress.com
>
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