Earthaus Tadelakt Finish: Shower Finish Coat Application

Learn how to mix and apply Earthaus Tadelakt for shower walls.
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Earthaus Tadelakt Finish can transform a space with its luxurious silky feel. Hand-burnished for an eye-catching seamless and smooth finish, Tadelakt Finish is a specialized technique requiring unique knowledge and skill to guarantee a water-repellant surface. Visual movement and mottling are dependent on artisan skill and technique.
0:00 Introduction
0:09 Attention!
0:30 Tadelakt Description
0:42 Mixing Tools and Materials
1:00 Mixing Tadelakt
1:11 Adding Pigment
3:41 Application Tools
4:00 Masking
4:39 Tadelakt First Coat
5:28 Tadelakt Second Coat
6:05 Tadelakt Third Coat
6:59 Tadelakt Fourth Coat
7:04 Working with the Cream
7:46 First Smoothing
8:15 Second Smoothing
8:41 Outside Corner Trick
9:09 Soap Sealer
9:43 Mixing soap
9:50 Soap Precaution
10:18 Soap Application First Coat
11:25 Soap Application Second Coat
12:01 Wax finish Application

[@citizend878]

Thanks to precise TADELAKT is a millineray technique originating from Morocco.

[@istvantorok26]

Great video. Thanx for uploading

[@puttycake]

Stunning!

[@MarkWilson-ij9jd]

I am very impressed with this system. I am a carpenter, and home builder. I've been spending a lot of time in the past few years developing a sustainable style of construction in Brazil. I really like takelakt for bathroom finishing. Keep up the great work.

[@thewestbound]

wow very professional, looks incredible!

[@MVPLRJohnson]

Beautiful presentation. Looking forward to doing this in the bathrooms & kitchen. Thank you

[@diesellove]

looks amazing ❤

[@KaiserPat]

Great video with very useful tips. I only thought that music and noises (trowelling, mixing, etc) drowned out the voice, at time making it difficult to understand what was being said.

[@emunahstewart4494]

I like this method very much!

[@saren6538]

Do you ?? Just purchase some marmorino it’s the exact same thing as what he’s doing … tadelakt is soaked for 2-3 days first - applied in 2 coats using wooden cedar floats to compact the lime and draw the fat to the Surface, polishing stone to pop the unburned lime … the video isn’t tadelakt at all .. weird how it’s being called that . Tadelakt is medieval ancient and sacred … What your watching js marmorino

[@bryanmilne]

Great videos Ryan!

[@bryanmilne]

I'm so itching to get back to another plastering project! When are you coming through Vermont again?

[@jimenayjimena]

Espectacular

[@davidparra4096]

Amazing presentation l

[@Ktherine]

good job

[@luisclaudiodasilvateixeira9430]

Parabéns super arbeite

[@esteticamentefalando6376]

Ótimo vídeo. Parabéns pelo trabalho! Ignore pessoas que tentam colocar sua arte pra baixo.

[@ranadharma2008]

Nice to see. Can you tell me how much time to keep distance between second or third cote

[@helenrasmussen2773]

If I were to do an entire shower surround this way, would I do the floor first? And separately? Feathering up the walls? And then doing the walls and feathering downward over them? I can't imagine doing it all as one. Please advise! This is an excellent tutorial, and makes me believe I could really do this technique. Thank you!

[@simonac688.]

I would finish whith the floor 👍

[@oakleyalmberg4174]

How long after the wax coat is applied is the shower ready to be exposed to water and ready for use?

[@jamesmiller3007]

Great Video. What's the best way to transition from Tadelakt to normal wall surface when a shower wall ends in the middle of a straight wall instead of a corner? A tile type transition boarder or can you just tape it off and smooth out the end?

[@EarthausPlaster]

We recommend using a tile edge profile like Schluter.

[@tashneemmahoomed2249]

I am from a country where tadelakt is not available. But we do have lime. Do you think it is possible for me to work out the lime into tadelakt? If yes, what is the process?

[@taylorbuilt44]

Ok. Can the 4 coats be put on with a roller and flattened out with a speed skim before troweling down? My concern would be moisture level required to make the plaster rollable.

[@readoryx373]

First step always lasts a week... Getting a base surface prior to the lime plaster. Do we perhaps apply a plaster bonding primer to a concrete board? Or lime plaster and lathe below?

[@VainMuze]

Tadelakt is complex. The substrate and base surface is critical to its success. Originally from Marrakech, Morocco, this lime based plaster ve been used for centuries.

[@jordanhershey3802]

Can you do an entire shower with this meaning the floor as well? If not do you recommend installing floor tile before or after the walls?

[@emilyporter1186]

Traditional tadelakt has been used in tubs so showers should also be fine. But burnishing with a v smooth stone may be better for the floor to seal the pores more completely than just with a trowel

[@AK88.]

I noticed the base coat application was left out in footage, what are the main differences between dry and wet use? I only noticed the soap mix ratio as different and 2 extra finish coats? Do you still need to prime the drywall with dimensional grit or is that just an alternative? Why wax instead of stone polishing the soap?

[@EarthausPlaster]

The wet use system is applied over tile backer board and a waterproof membrane. Please watch all 3 videos for the wet use system.

[@wyattoutlaw2370]

I am so doing this.! So can you put your 1st coat straight onto a besser block or concrete wall or is it better to seal a bathroom concrete wall with a sealer before doing tadelakt?

[@EarthausPlaster]

We always recommend a waterproof membrane in showers and wet areas. Please see our substrate prep video for more information. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaqTeoKBa997opo

[@B30pt87]

What size would you recommend as a practice piece or pieces? Would a five foot square be adequate?

[@EarthausPlaster]

A five foot square is a good start. We sell trial kits on our website that include enough material to cover 5 sf.

[@italyanboya_35]

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[@geraldsam8966]

Im from Chennai, India.. could u refer any of your friends who r in India who can help me out this kind of plastering

[@JAFFIVE0]

What if u want texture???

[@watchlearnrepeat7801]

Can you do this over existing travertine tiles on the shower walls?

[@firstname-qq3xp]

yes

[@alwayslearning7672]

How come no stone was used?

[@mikerichter1694]

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[@emunahstewart4494]

Hi there, can Tadelakt be applied to lime plastered walls that has been dried for sometime ?

[@punchout2418]

I would think so. Limestrong recommends a waterproof membrane beneath tadelakt in wet areas like showers. Does the area you'd like to tadelakt get wet or is it a dry area? If it's a dry area of lime plaster I don't see why you couldn't throw a coat of tadelakt on it. Unless it's a really bad plaster job that's delaminating or cracking.

[@emunahstewart4494]

@@punchout2418 Thank you for your reply it is very helpful.

[@necrokittie2291]

this is more of a lightly compressed lime plaster, not true tadelakt. it has all the steps of tadelakt but the burnishing at the end is done with the wrong tool. it is not being compressed enough to be a traditional tadelakt. which is why people would need that wax coat at the end... because it's not compressed enough to be waterproof like traditional tadelakt.

[@punchout2418]

What is the red strip you're dragging along the outside corner at 8.42? It looks kind of like a strip of stucco tape. What is it and what does it do? Is that you're secret weapon to get perfect outside corners?

[@EarthausPlaster]

That's exactly right!

[@punchout2418]

@@EarthausPlaster I'll have to try that next time I've gotta work some outside corners. The shower I'm getting prepared to do with tadelakt doesn't have any though. Do you have any advice for the bottom edge (where the Hardie meets the pan) and inside corners?

[@versus023]

How often do you need to apply the wax ? Is this application suitable for bathroom / shower ?

[@firstname-qq3xp]

that is what is demonstrated.

[@freestylmx311]

1 key coat, 2 base coats, 4 wet on wet finish coats. That seems like a lot. Could you kill the suction on the base coat with a bonder then just do 2 wet on wet finish coats?

[@EarthausPlaster]

Couldn't a guy ...??

[@Matasky2010]

What exactly was used for the base coat in this video?

[@EarthausPlaster]

Limestrong base for the base coat. Laticrete 451 platinum was the thin set product.

[@EarthausPlaster]

Please watch all 3 videos in the tadelakt wet use series.

[@btblou]

what about burnishing? I thought tadelakt had to be rubbed with a stone or ceramic burnisher??

[@EarthausPlaster]

We’ve eliminated the stone burnishing step in our system. Instead we burnish the finish with trowels. Stones can be used with our system for a more organic looking finish.

[@PoliceAcademy1000]

How much would a full bathroom remodel for this cost? I’m very interested in adding these to my services but no idea how to bid something like this plus I want to spend some time practicing as well.

[@conseillerjuridique8940]

The origin of Tadalakt is Marrakech because of the High temperature moroccans use it a lot and use it with natural ressources. Come visit Marrakech to witness the TRUE Tadalakt, or come visit the second biggest mosk worldwide Hassan II mosk.

[@EarthausPlaster]

We learned true Tadelakt in Marrakech in order to make a true Tadelakt using all US-sourced materials!

[@peterc9117]

I will be surprised if this doesnot have water leak over the years

[@necrokittie2291]

it will leak because they didn't burnish it correctly at the end.. it needs alot more psi to compact down the plaster... thats why they are suggesting the wax coating because they are doing it wrong and it is not waterproof because they did it wrong. i think they just didn't want people to feel intimidated by using a stone to compress the lime.

[@HassanBelghali]

There is Hammams in Morocco that are 2 to 300 years old. You will find no problems with Tadlakt. Here in Morocco we a stone for finishing.

[@alwayslearning7672]

@@HassanBelghali Are you saying that it's not necessary to use a stone?

[@Kelly-uf4qj]

Looks good, but i think that was too much work for some good looking beige.

[@carlost9454]

This is not the real tagelakt technique. Watch Tadelakt: A how to. By Nito project.