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

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

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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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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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Concrete Floor Pigmented Linseed/Beeswax Sealant

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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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Natural pine or whitewash

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Sealing and staining Wood

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Natural DIY Lime Plaster in a 70’s Build

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Least evil paint for a house

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What should I seal my planter boxes with?

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Tadelakt -- a waterproof plaster surface

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Burlap instead of lathe for plaster walls

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Shou Sugi Ban - Yakisugi

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Cheap pigments for plaster

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Anyone have a recipe for lime paint to prevent mold in cinder block root cellar?

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

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

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Tiling over laminate counter tops

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Can bugs help put a finish on a wood project?

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Finishing Cob with Linseed Oil

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applying lime plaster/wash to wattle and daub walls

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Different deck railing designs

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copper question

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We have to paint our brick house! help!

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best finish for pine floor?

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Earth plaster smells when dry

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Is it dumb if I drill holes instead of installing soffit vents

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Lime plaster mixes

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Homemade Clapboards

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Help! Applying your own clay plaster - How realistic is my endeavour?

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

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Appropriate Technology Course treated wood with lime, how did it hold up?

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Drywall on ceiling that's not completely level

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Earthen plaster over old concrete foundation?

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Alternatives to drywall

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Finishing the outside of shipping containers

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Cow Dung for Cob house Plaster?

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painting/sealing indoor plywood floor

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Fun with Stucco lath - sculpted faucet cover

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Transforming your home is dirt simple !

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Wax for lime tadelakt?

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does lime plaster really last 25 years? Because mine is falling off after one year.

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Clay finishes on ply wood?

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Earthen plaster on conventional walls

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Stucco on a roof

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Replace pull tab on pocket door

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