A no-VOC earth plaster for a breathable, bioclimatic home

Modern homes are often built so air-tight to provide good insulation that they don't allow for fresh air to enter.
Earth plasters, also called mud plaster and clay plaster, can play a role in creating a breathable home, i.e. walls that allow fresh air to slowly enter. Also called mud plaster and clay plaster, earth plasters are simply a mix of sand and clay and optional chopped straw.
They're powerful in their simplicity as they allow the walls to breathe, allowing toxic vapors to escape without any heat loss.
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[@kirstendirksen]

@LUK0BA Thanks for taking the conversation a bit further. I do agree that most people (at least in most of the U.S.) aren't very familiar with earth building. It sounds like you have some knowledge on the topic. Please continue to add your thoughts.

[@letslearn5137]

Earthen plasters have been applied in rural India for ages.

[@vjeranski5942]

This is a great project :) Thank you for sharing

[@plasterking]

I used lime and clay on straw woodfiber and brick and blocks we have been using the plastering technology since the Roman times and is still going strong keep it up better for the planet and last as long as a Roman building

[@Lost8Wizard]

Cool info. Thanks!

[@silviafreitas9859]

GREAT PROJEC THANK YOU

[@silviafreitas9859]

THANK YOU EARTH

[@x4c]

this guy sounds like the public defender from my cousin vinny.

[@ajmalwayanad8002]

Awesome

[@kathygrin1072]

Does anyone have the recipe and directions for the clay plaster using cooked flour?

[@kirstendirksen]

@LUK0BA I've read many natural builders talk about the benefits of using all natural materials because they "breathe"- balancing humidity levels, filtering the air-, but if you add things like cement or asphalt as stabilizers they lose these qualities.

[@OldItalia]

I love this guys voice.

[@nickbally8192]

What do u recomend for lath

[@prasadnawale5977]

Hello will u guide me for renovation of my old mud house

[@cmasbjornson]

I am wanting to plaster my home in east Texas. I have plenty of red clay, sand and pine needles on my property and am curious if I could have some consulting work or even laborious work done? Any contact information?

[@TheDenisedrake]

Cooked white flour?!?! Wow, I hadn't heard that from his previous videos. Interesting!

[@Creator_Nater]

I believe it is like glue. Often referred to as wheat paste. I believe the mixture is watery in some settings. Years ago there was an Instructable on building furniture out of laminated cardboard, they were using wheat paste as the adhesive.

[@saotree4711]

i would love to know how he fixed the burlap to the walls??? I want to use a natural plaster on my interior walls (wood stud covered with boards). Anyone got any suggestions?

[@Successwithbeka2]

You can just make a clay slip and soak your burlap in it. Then wet the surface you’ll be adhering it to with water and smooth the clay slip soaked burlap onto it. The natural suction will hold it in place until it dries and you can then plaster directly over it.

[@LampWaters]

How are these walls with allergies?

[@mmm-nd6gj]

We still build these kind of houses in Karakalpakstan. It is a part of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is a state in Central Asia.

[@timconnell4117]

What did he use to stick to the steel strapping? I couldnt hear what it was. Thanks

[@alwayslearning7672]

Burlap..it's Jute basically.

[@LUK0BA]

@kirstendirksen I agree with you on the video description. It depends where (Climate) you leave and building & fire codes. You can use trickle vents, louvre windows or utilize stack effect to ventilate the house. You have an international audience, my comment was aimed at alerting your viewers there are alternatives out there.

[@bellaprint5727]

that how we construct hon in ferme😉.Morocco.

[@Hareldones]

Subtitles on your videos please.

[@LUK0BA]

@kirstendirksen At 0;45 he states not to use cement. Houses using earth and cement are very common, in commonwealth countries they're usually called semi permanent houses. The benefit of doing this is as a security deterrent.

[@tranquilityrules]

Does he have emphysema?

[@5712377301]

He sounds like shaggy from Scooby-Doo

[@jessicadjonne2687]

What’s a rough estimate on the cost of building something like this, say ... 100sq ft, to start, lol.

[@YCStudios]

how stoned are you bro?

[@jakelacaden6422]

Your voice🙂

[@AmonNouse]

ergh... what's wrong with his voice?

[@aarongeschwilm2355]

Sounds like a hippie with a cold

[@suoppsdn9751]

@tom riddle Yeah I think you're right.

[@suoppsdn9751]

@tom riddle You're welcome. I was just assuming not really knowing. It doesn't prosper to argue without knowledge. Like you said it takes a mature person to except he was wrong in assuming wrong. I am really a quiet person in reality. I am usually the one who only speaks when I am certain about things or I will say I think this or that.