Cob: light clay infill question

[Charmaine]

 A lime
rendering could probably also be applied for kitchen areas and toilet
areas.

Charmaine have you seen or heard of a light clay covered with a lime
rendering?   

Darel

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Yes, German barns are clay/woodchip/straw wall infill with a plaster of clay and then lime over it.  This is standard, no cladding necessary, but EVEN if the walls were clad with real wood ( not something that does not breath well like Haridplank, etc) there will be some transmission of vapor naturally.   Clay does not harbor mold growth so it would not be a problem as far as I know.

I did some fibercrete infill against old carriage barn walls,between studs, with  no vapor barrier, and had no problems with all the areas I tested. 
this was a sawdust-clay-lime mix I was messing with as alt to cement in papercrete.

Ms. Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
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