Cob: Re: Linseed Oil and soil cement floor.

[goshawk at gnat.net]

 Ok here's the deal. Been making cement floors in sections as I go along, after the lime plaster 
since I'm a   bit messy when I plaster. The soil I live on is... well ...somewhat like the  beach. 

I mix about 20% cement to this sandy soil and make my floor in section by hand. 

I've been using basically the formula for earthen floors to seal the floor. I've only done a small 
section, actually almost a mural type thing. Still drying now. Any thoughts on using :

full strength linseed oil + bit of pigment   :  first layer:

half strength linseed + half thinner + some pigment : second layer

etc : reducing all but thinner for two more layers. 


as a sealer for my concrete / just dug the sand out of my yard / mixed with cement  / floors.

Pat
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