Cob: a question about renders...

Sun Jul 22 01:36:50 CDT 2001

Inger Boerema

22 St George St.

Willunga, 5172

South Australia.

Ph: 0885562040

Fax: 0885562688

Email: mboerema at bigpond.com 

Hotmail: ingerish at hotmail.com

To Whom It May Concern: 

My name is Inger Boerema, and I am a year 12 student at the Mt Barker Waldorf School in South Australia. As part of our school's curriculum, we are required to take on a project of our own choice, that we study, create, build, explore etc in our own time. At the end of August/ September, we must have finished our project, completed a thesis explaining what we have done, the different processes we went through, and what we have learnt from the experiences, and also give a 45 minute speech to about 300 or so people. 

For my project, I have decided to build a walled creative garden for the children of the Willunga Waldorf School. The material that I chose to use, was cob, as its sculptural and organic quality appealed to me, and fitted in with the overall "feel" I wanted to achieve in my garden. 

At this stage, I have completed my wall, and am in the process of looking for a suitable render that will give it sufficient protection from the weather, as well as maintain a natural "earthy" appearance. I am aware that cement renders should not be used on earth constructions, so I have been looking at different alternatives that (preferably) do not require constant maintenance. I originally thought that I would use a lime based render, but have been told by some that it is unsuitable for out door and unprotected walls, and by others that it is achievable. I am writing to you on the hope that you may have some suggestions in regards to a suitable render, for as I am running out of time, I am anxious to find something that will sufficiently protect my wall! 

Thankyou for taking the time to read my letter, 

Yours Sincerely,

Inger Boerema.

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<P>Inger Boerema</P>
<P>22 St George St.</P>
<P>Willunga, 5172</P>
<P>South Australia.</P>
<P>Ph: 0885562040</P>
<P>Fax: 0885562688</P>
<P>Email: </FONT><A href="mailto:mboerema at bigpond.com"><FONT 
face=Arial>mboerema at bigpond.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> </P>
<P>Hotmail: </FONT><A href="mailto:ingerish at hotmail.com"><FONT 
face=Arial>ingerish at hotmail.com</FONT></A></P><FONT face=Arial>
<P>To Whom It May Concern: </P>
<P></P>
<P>My name is Inger Boerema, and I am a year 12 student at the Mt Barker Waldorf 
School in South Australia. As part of our school’s curriculum, we are required 
to take on a project of our own choice, that we study, create, build, explore 
etc in our own time. At the end of August/ September, we must have finished our 
project, completed a thesis explaining what we have done, the different 
processes we went through, and what we have learnt from the experiences, and 
also give a 45 minute speech to about 300 or so people. </P>
<P>For my project, I have decided to build a walled creative garden for the 
children of the Willunga Waldorf School. The material that I chose to use, was 
cob, as its sculptural and organic quality appealed to me, and fitted in with 
the overall "feel" I wanted to achieve in my garden. </P>
<P>At this stage, I have completed my wall, and am in the process of looking for 
a suitable render that will give it sufficient protection from the weather, as 
well as maintain a natural "earthy" appearance. I am aware that cement renders 
should not be used on earth constructions, so I have been looking at different 
alternatives that (preferably) do not require <I>constant</I> maintenance. I 
originally thought that I would use a lime based render, but have been told by 
some that it is unsuitable for out door and unprotected walls, and by others 
that it is achievable. I am writing to you on the hope that you may have some 
suggestions in regards to a suitable render, for as I am running out of time, I 
am anxious to find something that will sufficiently protect my wall! </P>
<P>Thankyou for taking the time to read my letter, </P>
<P>Yours Sincerely,</P>
<P>Inger Boerema.</P></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>