Claim Now Clay And Lime Renders, Plasters And Paints: A How-To Guide To Using Natural Finishes Produced By Adam Weismann Displayed As Digital Format

book! The book was expensive but so worth every penny, Written in large format, it has great color photos showing everything you need to know about how to use natural finishes, The tools needed isnt just a list it is a guide on what they are and how to use them, These also include the beautiful Japanese tools, Photos are of structures old and new from around the world,

The book is a well done howto covering the entire process: preparing your clay, testing and sampling earth for adhesions, water resistance, abrasion resistance, cracking and durability, and how to test a lime finishing coat, preparing the clay mix, soaking, sieving, and the difference between wet or drysieving.
There were a lot of things in this section that I hadnt thought about,

There is a section on partnering, I found this very interesting,

Also good is a section on repairing earth plasters and a general guideline as well as a troubleshooting guide,

Last section is on limewash, casein paint and pigments: natural earth, animal or plantbased, synthetic,

By the time you finish reading and studying this book, your should feel very confident to approach your own project and expect great results.

This is one of the best resources on natural plastering, and very clearly written, It is a UK book, but most of the information translates well to North America, There are a few things, such as availability of lime putty and quality of hydrated bagged lime, that don't transfer well North America has excellent quality hydrated lime that can work just as well as lime putty for most plasters, which is not the case in the UK.


Nevertheless this should be on every plasterer's book shelf, This book was previously published under the title Using Natural Finishes, With stepbystep instructions for applying lime and claybased plasters, renders, and paints, this manual features information on the benefits of natural finishes for personal health, the environment, and buildings.
Drawing on traditional methods and materials for using lime and clay finishes on new and historic buildings, the handbook presents design details for using natural finishes to create healthy and ecofriendly homes and buildings.
A comprehensive and uptodate online resource guide to suppliers, practitioners, and courses is also included, .