[Cob] joints between cob and wood

[Robert Alcock]

In the places where we have already plastered, the plaster is only 
touching the edge of the wood. It has been suggested that what we need 
to do is make a bigger gap between the cob and the wood which we then 
fill with non-shrinking filler (which may be the same as the plaster). 
That sounds like the best idea I've heard so I will try it out. Robert 
www.abrazohouse.org Robert, for clarification... does your plaster span 
across the place where the cob and wood meet? Or is the plaster just 
over the cob and touching just the edge of the wood? Do you suspect the 
issue is the cob or the plaster? Is the plaster lime or earth? Kindra 
www.claysandstraw.com Robert Alcock skrev:

> >...snip...>
> > I have a question which relates to joints between cob and wood. There
> > always seems to be a nasty crack at the join between the two
> > materials, and we haven't managed to find any way of fixing that join
> > so that it won't be unsightly and dirty; plaster just cracks away
> > leaving the cob underneath exposed. Has anyone managed to find a good
> > solution for these spots?
> >
> > ?Arriba la tierra!
> >
> >
> > Robert
> > www.abrazohouse.org
> >
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