Re: SB: Re: earthen plasters and gravity

[Athena and Bill Steen <absteen@dakotacom.net>]

> From: "John Salmen" <terrain3@home.com>
> Subject: Re: SB: Re:  earthen plasters and gravity
> 
> I've missed most of this thread so I apologize if I am offbase in my reply.
> I've been increasingly using or supplying a clay based paint (lime, casein,
> etc) for use over drywall and other surfaces. The mix has been designed for
> brush application and has a fair amount of texture (grit) and can develop
> considerable thickness (comparable to a finish plaster coat, or finished mud
> coat) depending on dilution and clay content. This is probably appropriate
> for surfacing over a wall board. Seams need to be dealt with appropriately -
> some kind of overlapping material (paper or glass tape) with some intitial
> coats of some mixture to create a level surface. I don't see the point in
> building too much material over a board, basically a waste of material.  But
> I have found that the paint provides sufficient build to reduce the amount
> of finishing typically done in drywall work.
> 

Complete agreement......We have used clay slips to attach the paper or tape
with good results.

B...


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