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Repairing Cracks in Earthen Plaster and Cob

 
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One of the reasons that many of the oldest buildings in the world are made of cob is because cob is super repairable.  Elaine shows how to fix cracks in earthen plasters and fill holes in cob in this video.

0:00 Intro
0:50 Repairing Small Cracks in Plaster
1:10 Why Cracks Form
1:45 Repairing Medium Cracks
2:08 Repairing Large Cracks
2:37 Repairing Holes Drilled into Cob
3:25 Final Product
3:35 Beautiful Repairs
 
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