Natural Finishes Overview
Page 1 Natural Finishes Overview Natural plasters and finishes are a great alternative to the conventional finishing products that are available on the market. The ones that are just riddled with toxic chemicals! Most people don’t even realize the negative effects that these products have on their health. Indoor air pollution and toxic off gassing is a whole subject unto itself. But by using natural plasters and paints, you avoid the added toxicity of cement stucco, drywall, chemical paints, and the destructive industry that produces them all. Natural plasters and finishes can be applied to cob walls or even to drywall board! The majority of natural plasters and finishes are made from a combination of these simple ingredients: Clay, sand, straw, lime, kaolin clay, wheat paste, pigments, and water. Copyright 2015 - This Cob House LLC - All Rights Reserved Page 2 Plastering your cob home is like putting the icing on the cake. Once you have built your walls, built your roof, and installed the windows and doors then you can begin to plaster your building. The plaster will protect your walls from rain on the outside, and it will protect your cob walls from any crumbling off on the inside. A good foundation and a good roof overhang (a good hat and boots, as they say) will protect your cob home from most weather and rain. Some people decide not to plaster the exterior walls of their cob homes and they are fine in many cases, but you will still get deterioration. It is recommended to plaster your walls to protect them from driving rain and frost.
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