Re: Hypertufa (was sb shower,soap dish&shelf unit)

[Charmaine R Taylor <tms@northcoast.com>]

A question for the limeys:

I wonder if a lime + clay mixture might be
substitued for the Portland cement  in
some applications (since real Tufa is
calcium carbonate) ?


Yes Rob, this is exactly what I did, and I like the results MUCH better
than the cement..but different strokes..and all, etc.   Hypertufa is the
English name for this stuff. big since the 30's, now all the rage in the
stone books. ( CGreen just sent me two new ones, one has the reipe in
it. but innovative folks can use the recipe I, or Rob gave, and do it
straighaway.

there is lots of free info on the web, just search.

Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
PO Box 6985, Eureka CA 95502
707-441-1632
www.dirtcheapbuilder.com

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