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

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I need the recipe for tadelakt

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Repairing lime plaster walls

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Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

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

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Tadelakt

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best finish for pine floor?

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Paint chips everywhere--how do we remove/process/deal with all this paint!

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Questions about straw bale foundations, and exterior finish

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Dale's Concrete Refinishing Job

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Whitewash source or recipe in Canada?

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Wood Preservatives

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Best oil to treat lumber with

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painting/sealing indoor plywood floor

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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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What should I seal my planter boxes with?

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Transforming your home is dirt simple !

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Earth plaster walls and earthen floor renovation [work in progress]

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Building a tiny house, thinking of siding options...

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Converting latex painted drywall to lime plaster

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Whitewash source or recipe in Canada?

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Best oil to treat lumber with

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What should I seal my planter boxes with?

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Came across a cheap steel structure - any ideas on ways to make it more livable/green

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Oil for deck

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Wattle and daub in Nepal - Clay render failure

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Paperbag floor

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Anyone make thier own pine tar?

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Stucco on a roof

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HELP ... yet another "plaster" or finishing question

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Backing for interior siding

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cork board insulation

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Questions regarding earthen plaster render in mostly dry climate versus lime plaster render.

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Lime - got some extra quick lime that needs a home

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Clay Plaster on new Drywall

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Kitchen counters easily stained?

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Favorite plaster everything

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

1 month ago 33 replies

What should I seal my planter boxes with?

1 month ago 14 replies 3

Clay Plaster on new Drywall

2 months ago 1 reply

Whitewash source or recipe in Canada?

2 months ago 22 replies 1 1

Backing for interior siding

3 months ago 7 replies

roundwood and timber framing

Best oil to treat lumber with

5 months ago 20 replies 2 2

cork board insulation

5 months ago 1 reply

earth bag

Questions regarding earthen plaster render in mostly dry climate versus lime plaster render.

6 months ago 1 reply 1

Kitchen counters easily stained?

7 months ago 1 reply

eastern usa

Lime - got some extra quick lime that needs a home

7 months ago 0 replies

Converting latex painted drywall to lime plaster

7 months ago 5 replies 8 1

Wattle and daub in Nepal - Clay render failure

7 months ago 2 replies 5

Stucco on a roof

9 months ago 17 replies

Anyone made their own hydraulic lime?

9 months ago 12 replies

Oil for deck

9 months ago 13 replies 2

Anyone make thier own pine tar?

10 months ago 5 replies 1

Favorite plaster everything

10 months ago 0 replies

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Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

10 months ago 22 replies 2 3

Came across a cheap steel structure - any ideas on ways to make it more livable/green

10 months ago 12 replies 2 1

HELP ... yet another "plaster" or finishing question

10 months ago 3 replies

People, Please Point Me to the Perfect Poop for Plaster (Erica??)

11 months ago 5 replies 2

Paperbag floor

11 months ago 5 replies 1

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

1 year ago 39 replies 3 17 7

recycling

lacquer or glue from recycled waste

1 year ago 8 replies 4 1

Dale's Concrete Refinishing Job

1 year ago 8 replies 12 3

tiny house

Any experience with flues on bituminous roof?

1 year ago 0 replies

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

1 year ago 25 replies 1

Diatomaceous earth, Cork, Clay and Lime plaster blend...

1 year ago 3 replies

Lime plaster mixes

1 year ago 7 replies

Repairing lime plaster walls

1 year ago 16 replies 34 12

Insulating lime plaster

1 year ago 5 replies

repairing natural plaster and limewash

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Waterproofing Pump House Pit

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Restoring exterior of log cabin

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home care

Paint chips everywhere--how do we remove/process/deal with all this paint!

2 years ago 4 replies 3 1

Globemallow as a Plaster Additive

2 years ago 0 replies

roundwood and timber framing

Treating Wood for exterior use

2 years ago 1 reply

Manual cement mixer

2 years ago 2 replies

Questions about polymerizing wood preservation. Listed as a non-toxic approach.

2 years ago 0 replies 2

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

2 years ago 1 reply 1

Air sealing between joists and plaster

2 years ago 0 replies 1

I need the recipe for tadelakt

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Can you mix sand into dry bagged type S lime before adding water for plaster?

2 years ago 7 replies

moisture barrier and vapor barrier in one sandwich

2 years ago 16 replies

Vapor permeable/breathable finishes

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