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==Lime Wash== | ==Lime Wash== | ||
[http://www.wikihow.com/Whitewash-Walls How to Whitewash Walls]<br> | [http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_2006713_making-using-whitewash.html How to Whitewash Walls - eHow]<br> | ||
[http://www.wikihow.com/Whitewash-Walls How to Whitewash Walls - wikiHow]<br> | |||
[http://voices.yahoo.com/tips-whitewashing-walls-1579305.html?cat=30 Tips for Whitewashing Walls]<br> | [http://voices.yahoo.com/tips-whitewashing-walls-1579305.html?cat=30 Tips for Whitewashing Walls]<br> | ||
[http://www.doityourself.com/stry/making-your-own-whitewash#b Making Your Own Whitewash]<br> | [http://www.doityourself.com/stry/making-your-own-whitewash#b Making Your Own Whitewash]<br> | ||
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*[http://thehistoricfoodie.wordpress.com/tag/whitewash/ Salt is used to keep the material from peeling off the walls.]<br> | |||
*[http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_8666968_whitewash-hydrated-lime-coatings.html Wait 12 hours in between coats]<br> | |||
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[http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/whitewashing-using-slaked-lime.aspx Mother Earth News]<br> | [http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/whitewashing-using-slaked-lime.aspx Mother Earth News]<br> | ||
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[http://voices.yahoo.com/tips-whitewashing-walls-paint-recipes-for-1585093.html?cat=30 Yahoo]<br> | [http://voices.yahoo.com/tips-whitewashing-walls-paint-recipes-for-1585093.html?cat=30 Yahoo]<br> | ||
[http://www.wikihow.com/Whitewash-Furniture How to Whitewash Furniture]<br> | [http://www.wikihow.com/Whitewash-Furniture How to Whitewash Furniture]<br> | ||
===BoM=== | ===BoM=== | ||
*Hydrated lime [http://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/concrete-cement-masonry/concrete-mix/carmeuse-type-s-miracle-morta-lok-masons-hydrated-lime-50-lbs/p-1502423-c-5648.htm] | *5 parts Hydrated lime [http://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/concrete-cement-masonry/concrete-mix/carmeuse-type-s-miracle-morta-lok-masons-hydrated-lime-50-lbs/p-1502423-c-5648.htm] | ||
*Salt | *1 part Salt | ||
*5 parts water (add more water if cracking appears) | |||
*5 gallon paint buckets | *5 gallon paint buckets | ||
*Coating brushes [http://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/mobile-manufactured-home-parts/exterior/accessories/7-roof-coating-brush/p-1480883-c-12590.htm] | *Coating brushes [http://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/mobile-manufactured-home-parts/exterior/accessories/7-roof-coating-brush/p-1480883-c-12590.htm] | ||
*Mixer (either manual, mash-potato style or mixer attachment for power drill) | *Mixer (either manual, mash-potato style or mixer attachment for power drill) | ||
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*a water mister/sprayer can be used to go over earth plaster cracks. these can be rubbed out with a wet rag before lime wash is applied. | |||
if cracking occurs, more water can be used. it may also be worth experimenting with large grain sand if a thicker mix is desired. generally adding large grain sand to mix can reduce shrinkage. for example in clay plaster, 100% clay will shrink after drying. but using 15% - 30% clay and the rest large grain sand or soil can reduce shrinkage. | |||
[[Category: Housing and construction]] [[Category: Painting]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:41, 29 September 2023
Links for Recipes
Lime Plaster
Build Simple pdf on making lime plaster for a small house.
Lime Wash
How to Whitewash Walls - eHow
How to Whitewash Walls - wikiHow
Tips for Whitewashing Walls
Making Your Own Whitewash
Mother Earth News
Fiasco Farm
Homemade DIY Paint
Yahoo
How to Whitewash Furniture
BoM
- 5 parts Hydrated lime [1]
- 1 part Salt
- 5 parts water (add more water if cracking appears)
- 5 gallon paint buckets
- Coating brushes [2]
- Mixer (either manual, mash-potato style or mixer attachment for power drill)
Optional-
- a water mister/sprayer can be used to go over earth plaster cracks. these can be rubbed out with a wet rag before lime wash is applied.
if cracking occurs, more water can be used. it may also be worth experimenting with large grain sand if a thicker mix is desired. generally adding large grain sand to mix can reduce shrinkage. for example in clay plaster, 100% clay will shrink after drying. but using 15% - 30% clay and the rest large grain sand or soil can reduce shrinkage.