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how to plaster a wall (first coat)
start with a bare wall, loose material removed, brushed down and lightly wetted . apply plaster around the edge like a frame ; i got the left hand one flat then some horizontal ribs to project the levels to the … Continue reading
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my Japanese plastering trowels
These are the only plastering trowels I use. Starting at 9 on the clock: a medium sized Jigane laying on trowel, next a little really flexible polishing trowel, at the top a larger jigane, recently used for laying on the … Continue reading
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Renovating old domestic plaster surfaces
A testing job for my own recipe JBLime finishing plaster but one that any other lime plaster may well have not managed so easily. The walls are generally old lime plaster but have been painted with emulsion, wall papered and … Continue reading
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Recipe for course stuff
My recipe for course stuff: 3 parts lime putty 1 part horse hair about 30mm long 6 parts sharp sand method: put the lime putty in a mixing tub such as a large trug, add the hair and stir it … Continue reading
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Tricks of the trade number 1
This wall, being damp, had over the years been repaired with a host of materials, plaster board, metal lath and cement, universal one coat and gypsum. All that was removed and the wall was pretty undulating and there was a … Continue reading
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Lime for beginners training course. Cotswolds Rural Skills.
So another course has come and gone. We had fun. and sun. and got a lot of work and learning done. So what happens on a John Byrne led lime workshop? We start with an introduction to the ingredients: limestone, … Continue reading
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my favourite plastering technique video
A master of plastering – I aspire to this level of dexterity and cleanliness!
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Plastering with my own Lime Rich Mortars
I have been lime plastering for a number of years and over those years I have usually bought in ready mixed course stuff and fine stuff, however I have recently developed my own finishing plaster as mentioned already and I … Continue reading
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JB Lime Finishing Plasters
The first field trials began this week. After a number of weeks of trials, adjusting recipes and readjusting recipes I sent 130 litres to the Cotswolds to be applied by someone else outside of my own house. The feedback was … Continue reading
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