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HELP! My milkpaint on concrete is cracking and chipping off!

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Is charring really an effective treatment for ground preservation of wood?

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Making milk paint by the gallon to paint my garage remodel!

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Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

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How can I naturally (or more naturally) give this checkerboard blue squares?

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Is the tar from the mid-1800's the same stuff as today?

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I need the recipe for tadelakt

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countertops

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Repairing lime plaster walls

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Yakisugi (grilled cedar) 焼き杉 - Charring Wood as a Finishing Modality

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need ideas for non-toxic finishes for pine board and batten siding on our home

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What to use on top of two coats of old chipped house paint? any non toxic choices?

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Best oil to treat lumber with

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Used Material For Shed Roof

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Durable natural wooden floor finishes?

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Painting to appease the Man

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Wood Preservatives

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How to chop straw?

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Whitewash / Limewash for Exterior Wood

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Concrete Floor Pigmented Linseed/Beeswax Sealant

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Is the tar from the mid-1800's the same stuff as today?

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Concrete Floor Pigmented Linseed/Beeswax Sealant

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Can bugs help put a finish on a wood project?

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Replace Oak Flooring Slats

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Earthen plaster can do wonders over a brick wall ! Timelapse and some DIY info

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Wax for lime tadelakt?

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countertops

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PEP BB naturalbuilding.sand.claypaint - Make Clay Paint

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Woodpecker deterrent additive for plaster finish coat?

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Making milk paint by the gallon to paint my garage remodel!

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Is charring really an effective treatment for ground preservation of wood?

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mural using clay plasters and clay paint made from soil collected around Houston TX

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Earthen plaster can do wonders over a brick wall ! Timelapse and some DIY info

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woodworking

Replace Oak Flooring Slats

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Lime plaster mixes

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stone work

Lime Terms ... oh so many names.. Trying to keep it straight.

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Is the tar from the mid-1800's the same stuff as today?

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I need the recipe for tadelakt

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Earthen plaster over old concrete foundation?

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need ideas for non-toxic finishes for pine board and batten siding on our home

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Concrete Floor Pigmented Linseed/Beeswax Sealant

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Wax for lime tadelakt?

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Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

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Can bugs help put a finish on a wood project?

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Best Rot-resistant wood/finish combo for commercial raised bed venture.

1 year ago 10 replies

earthen floor

Earthen floor and mould

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Species for lath in deep South

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Whitewash / Limewash for Exterior Wood

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Drywall sheets and walls that are not exactly square

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Hydrated lime plaster and limework where limework isn't common

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Requesting recipes for non-toxic, garden-friendly “white wash”

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Putty lime gets hardened under water

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HELP! My milkpaint on concrete is cracking and chipping off!

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new member Tucson working on a bale/cob hybrid home

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Slaking large quantities of quick lime?

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copper question

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Wood Preservatives

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Different deck railing designs

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Shou Sugi Ban - Yakisugi

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Tadelakt -- a waterproof plaster surface

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Invisible moisture/mold sources - Rising damp, thermal pushing, air leaks, and capillary action

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stone work

lime plaster look-a-like mushroom fruiting chamber

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Natural pine or whitewash

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Earth plaster smells when dry

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Patching roof leak on asphalt shingle

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Calfitice? What and how.

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Used Material For Shed Roof

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Lime wash over fresh gypsum skim coat - advice please

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Swedish paint and Potato paint questions

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Tiling over laminate counter tops

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Burlap instead of lathe for plaster walls

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