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Slate sill and 2nd coat of lime render on back elevation
The Build - Render & Plaster
I am using a three-coat lime render on the outside of the straw (cement render is too brittle). This was applied partly by hand and partly using a hopper-fed render gun.
For the inside I am using a three-coat clay plaster made with clay dug form my long-suffering neighbours' garden (they helped put it on too!).
Clay has some very useful properties; it helps to regulate humidity; absorbing excess moisture and releasing it again when the relative humidity drops (very useful inside but not great for exterior work in the damp British climate).
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I am using a three-coat lime render on the outside of the straw (cement render is too brittle). This was applied partly by hand and partly using a hopper-fed render gun.
For the inside I am using a three-coat clay plaster made with clay dug form my long-suffering neighbours' garden (they helped put it on too!).
Clay has some very useful properties; it helps to regulate humidity; absorbing excess moisture and releasing it again when the relative humidity drops (very useful inside but not great for exterior work in the damp British climate).
Next - Windows & External Doors >
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