Cob: stucco

[Shannon C. Dealy]

On Sun, 4 Mar 2001 Kjwgsa at aol.com wrote:

> if not cement stucco, then what would one put on the outside of a 
> strawbale/cob building?

Cob plaster works well (usually a somewhat different mix from what was
used for building the walls) and is reasonably durable.  It can be made
much more durable by giving it a regular coating with white-wash or
lime-wash.  Lime/sand plaster also works and is quite a bit more durable.

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