Lucy Stiffler on tue 18 jul 06
Check out the following link.
http://www.nmclay.com/Customer_service/Earthenplaster.htm
We live in New Mexico about ten or so miles from Apache Canyon micaceous
clay pits, and have been thinking of doing some micaceous walls, just
haven't gotten around to it yet!
Lucy
>From: "m.mshelomi"
>Reply-To: Clayart
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Re: Earth plasters
>Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:40:01 -0400
>
>I seem to remember Yurts being built, fired and lived in...
>Seems to me, read about it years ago in Ceramics Monthly.
>They may have been built in Ojai, CA...
>
>There is a lot of straw bale/earth plaster building in NM and Arizona...
>Google it.
>or try one of the other searches... Ixquick.com or aj.com...
>
>pottermin on a sultry, Gulf Coast FL eve.
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lesley Alexander"
>To:
>Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:13 PM
>Subject: Earth plasters
>
>
>>How familiar are any of our Claybuds with Earth Plasters? My daughter is
>>planning to build a straw bale house and clay plasters seem to work well
>>with that.... they can move and breath. I understand one uses about
>>30% clay to 70% sand or such, often with rice straw mixed in for
>>strength and holding together. The classic thing is to dig your dirt
>>clay, but some clay classes have gobs of the stuff at the end of the
>>year, half dried out and waiting for either the dump or a rescue. In any
>>case, one is advised to do a lot of tests. (Claybuds know about that!)
>>
>>If anyone has any thoughts on this subject or any experience, their
>>ideas will be happily slurped up. Lesley in Santa Barbara.
>>
>
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Lesley Alexander on tue 18 jul 06
How familiar are any of our Claybuds with Earth Plasters? My daughter is
planning to build a straw bale house and clay plasters seem to work well
with that.... they can move and breath. I understand one uses about
30% clay to 70% sand or such, often with rice straw mixed in for
strength and holding together. The classic thing is to dig your dirt
clay, but some clay classes have gobs of the stuff at the end of the
year, half dried out and waiting for either the dump or a rescue. In any
case, one is advised to do a lot of tests. (Claybuds know about that!)
If anyone has any thoughts on this subject or any experience, their
ideas will be happily slurped up. Lesley in Santa Barbara.
m.mshelomi on tue 18 jul 06
I seem to remember Yurts being built, fired and lived in...
Seems to me, read about it years ago in Ceramics Monthly.
They may have been built in Ojai, CA...
There is a lot of straw bale/earth plaster building in NM and Arizona...
Google it.
or try one of the other searches... Ixquick.com or aj.com...
pottermin on a sultry, Gulf Coast FL eve.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lesley Alexander"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:13 PM
Subject: Earth plasters
> How familiar are any of our Claybuds with Earth Plasters? My daughter is
> planning to build a straw bale house and clay plasters seem to work well
> with that.... they can move and breath. I understand one uses about
> 30% clay to 70% sand or such, often with rice straw mixed in for
> strength and holding together. The classic thing is to dig your dirt
> clay, but some clay classes have gobs of the stuff at the end of the
> year, half dried out and waiting for either the dump or a rescue. In any
> case, one is advised to do a lot of tests. (Claybuds know about that!)
>
> If anyone has any thoughts on this subject or any experience, their
> ideas will be happily slurped up. Lesley in Santa Barbara.
>
Wayne Seidl on wed 19 jul 06
Lesley:
Check Mother Earth News, here:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/DIY/2003_February_March/Perfect_Plaster
Slurp away!
Best,
Wayne Seidl
"I knew I saw that article somewhere..."
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Lesley
Alexander
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:13 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Earth plasters
How familiar are any of our Claybuds with Earth Plasters? My daughter is
planning to build a straw bale house and clay plasters seem to work well
with that.... they can move and breath. I understand one uses about
30% clay to 70% sand or such, often with rice straw mixed in for
strength and holding together. The classic thing is to dig your dirt
clay, but some clay classes have gobs of the stuff at the end of the
year, half dried out and waiting for either the dump or a rescue. In any
case, one is advised to do a lot of tests. (Claybuds know about that!)
If anyone has any thoughts on this subject or any experience, their
ideas will be happily slurped up. Lesley in Santa Barbara.
Linda Dadisman on wed 19 jul 06
Hi Leslie,
My sister and I are building a straw bale home and we plan on using a
lime plaster for the interior and exterior. Friends of ours did an earth
plaster for their home, and they have replaced it several times before
changing it to a lime plaster. For the conditions that we experience
(Denver, CO and the front range of the Rockies) it was too severe and the
earth plaster cracked and peeled.
You should be able to get info on the internet; check out Colorado Straw Bale
Society, they have a great web site.
Although, I have had many customers in our store purchasing different clays and
colorants to mix for plaster wall surfaces. One person used 150# of yellow
ochre to mix for the outside of her home, and the result was fantastic!
If there is a way you can set up a test area on a wall and experiment with
different types of surfaces, it will probably save you in the long run.
Good Luck!
Linda
Mile Hi Ceramics
Denver, CO
On Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at 06:09PM, Lesley Alexander wrote:
>How familiar are any of our Claybuds with Earth Plasters? My daughter is
>planning to build a straw bale house and clay plasters seem to work well
>with that.... they can move and breath. I understand one uses about
>30% clay to 70% sand or such, often with rice straw mixed in for
>strength and holding together. The classic thing is to dig your dirt
>clay, but some clay classes have gobs of the stuff at the end of the
>year, half dried out and waiting for either the dump or a rescue. In any
>case, one is advised to do a lot of tests. (Claybuds know about that!)
>
>If anyone has any thoughts on this subject or any experience, their
>ideas will be happily slurped up. Lesley in Santa Barbara.
>
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>
Ivor and Olive Lewis on wed 19 jul 06
I think the thing to do here is to research "Adobe". Also have a read at =
Nadir Khalili, "Ceramic Houses. How to build your own" ISBN =
0-06-250446-0.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
South Australia.
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