History:
almost 30 years ago, an older gentleman who was stacking the block for my basement, showed me a "lime plaster" I could apply over the concrete blocks. This was not a slaked lime plaster: we mixed it up together in the wheelbarrow right before I tried it. I only tried it out on one part of one of the walls.
Now:
older myself, I cannot remember what the ingredients were (I think it had salt in it?) or the instructions for how to make it. None of the local folks around here, now much younger, know what I am talking about.
All of the blocks in the basement have some kind of scratchy coating (could it be fiberglass?//, nah, surely not???) all over them (except the little part of the wall I practiced on).
And,
I need a solution for what to cover the blocks with, that will have a softer, more skin friendly feel. Sleeping up against the wall is downright uncomfortable.
I have seen the book Using Natural Finishes by Weismann and Bryce, and it is way over my head.
If anyone can help me with as many suggestions or options and point me in the direction for more information, I would be ever so grateful.
Thank you.
Sarandipahtee
