Float Coat Lime Plastering Experiment - Learning by Failing

It’s time for another plastering experiment! We’re still waiting on parts for our underfloor heating so are looking for other projects on the critical path to get on with in the meantime.
Join me in the laundry room for some hemp lime plastering experiments where we’ll attempt to see if our next coat (sometimes called the float coat or straightening coat) can also be our final coat.
Let’s mix up some lime and experiment with a couple of different aggregates and see what happens. Spoiler alert, there is some success and some failure.
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[@porterrockwell5287]

I'm a bricklayer by trade not a plasterer so take what I say with a grain of salt! Here in Western Australia we cement/lime render as a base coat and finish with a plaster of paris/lime coat. This gives a white fairly soft finish. This mix is applied much wetter than the mixes you made. My elbows were shrieking in protest! I don't think you need hemp in your top coat it needs to be about 3mm thick. If you can't get plaster of paris then a softer sand /lime mix will probably do the trick. When you tip out of the bucket it should flow not be a bucket sized lump. Best wishes for a great result.

[@daviddean4618]

Completely agree. Maybe even running a rasp over the wall a bit to cut down the exposed hemp fibers. I've put a pre colored "plaster" finish on gyp board and the technique for making the surface smooth and shinny is to "burnish" the surface with a flexible steel trowl when the plaster is still just a bit wet. I would say the sans hemp mix did have too much sand. If a smooth surface is desired, the final float coat needs to have less coarse (sand/hemp) and more fine (clay).

[@1whitecottagelife770]

I believe that they added hemp fibers to the mix to insulate the walls thermally, yet still allow them to "breathe "

[@wildgoose82667]

"Nothing like failing in front of thousands of people". Friend, I really admire you. I am learning much through your struggles! I really appreciate the brutal honesty with yourself. I am about to begin my own first time plastering experiment with much fear and trembling. Thank you for your vulnerability

[@MAKEDOGROW]

Do it! Accept that you won’t get it perfect on the first go, but with practice you will get there. After many experiments and learnings the result is now something we’re very happy with. This video shows the progress from all the fails: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHqanZZ8npxsh7csi=dQbTC2Sh_7GyEAyP

[@VisionaryGardener]

Speaking as a potter who works with clay, we never use a sponge to get a polished surface because the sponge just removes the finest particles, leaving the coarser ones to stay rough. Using a hard tool like a metal, wood, or rubber (if they exist) trowel will push the coarse grains down into the body, and allow the fine particles to come to the surface. When i want a polished surface on my pots, I smooth the surface with metal, silicone rubber, or another hard surface.

[@ellieknol]

exactly my thoughts.

[@ptolemyauletesxii8642]

A sponge would never be used as an actual finish, but it is often used to get to that finish. Plasterers will sponge float their final coat to smooth and level it out, and to fill in any remaining divots/low points, then wait a short while before going over it with a finishing trowel.

[@Strange-Viking]

@@ptolemyauletesxii8642 exactly, and it no matter what you use as material, traditional cement/sand or anything else it will always bring agregates to the top and work in the actuall cement. Once dried will need a brush off to remove the agregates that came to the top as they will be loose anyways. Then could apply finish. Though in south america/india and many asian countries they often to not topcoat with finishing materials, especially not on the outside of a house. And since this contains an absorbing agregate, in this case i would dump the hemp in a bucket of water, then immediately remove it and then mix it. Then once dry enough go over it with a mix without hemp/straw at all to fill in the low spots. Wait a bit more and then finish off with a trowel before aplying the final finish (totally straw/hempless) The nice thing is, he is learning this whole process just by trial and error! 👍

[@bridgwll]

You’re not failing, you’re learning.

[@bettybryson9637]

Exactly!

[@OMGAnotherday]

The light reflecting off those lime plaster walls is incredible 👍🏼🌅

[@metallitech]

I have done plastering using hot-mixed lime plaster. Adding lots of water and making it spreadable like modern plaster wasn't an option (plaster would crack and fail when it dries). After getting the plaster on the wall (it was like clay) I used a wooden trowel to shave & compress the plaster, then went over it with a clean & wet steel trowel. Result was robust, with rustic texture. I think you are doing the right thing by experimenting; you can make it work.

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

As a Master Baker, I want to instinctively suggest to soak your Hemp fibres over night... then add it to the Lime and a slightly looser mix.🙈🤣🤣...No, but seriously, it may be worth a try. You are doing great. 🥰

[@joannaoreilly8372]

I am thinking the same..

[@theresasaunders9773]

Me 2

[@raiwismatara2398]

do we need to mix it with sand also, the lime and the hemp, and the water?

[@ptolemyauletesxii8642]

I am a plasterer and I have some experience with lime plasters. You CAN use hemp plaster as a final coat, but you'll generally struggle to get it much smoother than you have. After you do 2 or 3 coats of hemp plaster, to build thickness and insulative value, you should finish with a lime finishing plaster, generally 2 coats, done one after the other. The float coat on the hemp plaster is to smooth it, level it, and fill any deeper gaps, but it won't get terribly smooth because of the fibres of the hemp.

[@kebergify]

These walls are just beautiful. I can't imagine having such thick strong walls to live in! Your patience in working through trials is impressive. Carry on, friends!

[@bikeridernz6169]

Hi Guy and Kylie. I have done lots of plastering in my life ( I'm actually a doctor) but I spent many years plastering in my university days-father was a plasterer - and so useful contact for work during holiday breaks, and I consider my self reasonably skilled at plastering and I think your natural skills as a plasterer are very very good! You seem to have a natural feel for the motions and movements and I am very impressed. It does look a little more difficult than it could be - sometimes plastering a wall with the correct mixes/materials can be very satisfying with the way the material flows on to the substrate and can appear to have a 'creamy' feel to it. I felt there was too much hemp in the first mix and the mix perhaps wasn't quite 'fluffy' enough and the second (sand) mix was perhaps a bit sandy. I'm wondering if an experiment with less hemp and a small amount of added sand and a bit more lime might be worth trying in order to 'lighten' the mix and make it a bit creamier and fluffier. I agree with the Aussie chap below as well with regards the 'flow' from the bucket. But - Guy - as I said - I think you are doing an excellent jog, your skills are really looking amazing for a beginner and I really really enjoy your and Kylies videos - very enjoyable!

[@daviemaclean61]

I'm also not a plasterer, but I have watched them work, and I agree with Porter Rockwell and metallitech to a great extent. If you want a smooth finish perhaps you need to leave the hemp out of the final skim coat (comment added before I'd watched right to the end!). However, it's not my house, but I like the rustic uneven look you've achieved already! On the plus side you're saving on gym membership ;-) Keep up the good work. Cheers

[@lindakurtz2653]

Thank you for being WILLING to risk failure in front of us- like Edison says failure shows us another way NOT to do something. Hugely motivating (despite your frustration) to those of us who attempt to try hard, unknown things to see if we can get it right.

[@florentinalily]

fantastic job! A tip I learned was that each coat has to be a weaker lime than the next. I just hope that your scratches are deep enough to hang onto the next coat. Yep it has to be more fluid. Top coat should be without hemp and added chalk. Plasterer's are not called 'god' for no reason.. They are usually triangular in shape and built like brick sh**thouses 😅Lime plasterers that I know usually float up with a plastic or wet steel float. To do the corners use a wet plastic bag. its cracking because the base coat is drawing the water. You need to spray it with water after you have applied it. Don't fiddle with it.. its an old wall and doesn't have to be flat

[@ivanramos3201]

“I’m developing some new muscles…”🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣 You guys have doing a great job! I’m a Labour myself and everything was like this in the beginning!!! Hugs from a Brazilian living in Ireland 🇮🇪🙋🏻‍♂️

[@jamielandis4606]

I love the rough, “rustic” finish of the walls as someone else said previously.

[@MamaVee50]

I will probably never plaster a wall, but I love watching you develop a process. Your channel is quite unique in this approach. Intelligent planning, experimentation, and follow-up analysis. ( + lots of humor thrown in for good measure.) ❤❤❤

[@carolynkennedy7772]

My shoulders are empathetically screaming for you and with you! You guys are truly amazing with all the hard, hard work you're taking on. KUDOS!!! 👏

[@zlatahume3134]

The coat without the hemp looks better and I remember that in our cottage we regularly done white lime wash on the walls to freshen the colour and over the years this also smoothed the wall with its layers, sympathise with your frustration 😊

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

Yes! As a child it was my job to paint the pantry with 'distemper' as it used to be called. It had to be done each year and a smooth flat surface ensued...but primarily it is a great antibacterial finish and kept critters out of the pantry. 👍🥳

[@andreacrashe9894]

*It's always good to experiment.. and to then discover which way you like the most.*

[@LaReynedEpee]

I only have experience of plastering with gypsum plaster, but I'm surprised at any instruction to attempt to aim for a smooth coat with any sort of fibres in. If you want a very smooth finish, you should be using plastering sand which has very fine - and clean particles. Coarser building sand is dirty and will not get you a nice finish. You will never be able to rub that smooth. And yes, plastering is bloody hard work. The experts make it look easy. But with most types of plaster, the mixture also has to be more sloppy than what you're using. I think you've got accustomed to working with stiffer mixes and that's not what you need to get a smooth top coat.

[@andrewt1553]

My Saturday morning ritual, watching Kylie and Guy live the dream.

[@avrilneilson8005]

Living the dream, you have my full admiration. Nothing whatsoever Kardashian, Idol, Big Brother will not corrupt my telly again. Keep em coming please xx

[@linajackson4545]

I love the slightly rounded window openings. I live in a 1930s double brick house in Melbourne and all the windows have that detail. It softens the light coming into the house which is really lovely.

[@carolined3058]

Hard work, good you keep your humor. Renovating is a tough job

[@lorimontcalm9086]

I agree with Kylie, try soaking the hemp. You guys are helping others save time, energy and money by demonstrating your experiments! Hugs from 🇨🇦

[@Jauxes]

I would like to see a batch where you presoak the help for 24-48 hours prior to making the batch.

[@carolbulmer8253]

Hi, Kylie and Guy. Your patience with the plastering is admirable.❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏

[@lisamo128]

I'm guessing Kylie was done with all 10.000 of us looking over her shoulder 🙂

[@wazzup105]

I was also thinking maybe not add hemp in the final layer? My dad was a plasterer but alas he died too soon so he wasn't around when I had to plaster a wall in our house. I struggled HARD.. and was totally shocked when I saw a professional do an amazing job in a mere minutes. Still that was a thing of beauty to see (and do) though because it reminded me of my dad.

[@MrChrisjv55]

The sand lime renders you did on the second wall look quite good. The plywood float is what I would do. It should knock off the high spots, and smear into the low spots. After the material has dried a slight bit, a soft sponge wet, not dripping would be rubbed on the surface to even any remaining lines and present an evenness to the look. (similar to sanding a wood board before painting) My father and I would do this type of finish with sand and cement on exterior walls to cover Block or Concrete walls. For the finish coat, I would apply a pure "hydrated finishing lime" soaked for 10 hrs minimum. You will want this creamy smooth, sieve the soaked lime through a 1/4" screen, then like a recipe, you place a portion of your sieved lime on a board then mix in a small amount of "Plaster of Paris", we would also add, something we called Slow Set at the same time. These two compounds caused the lime render to harden as you apply it, much like concrete hardens. This hardening gives you the opportunity to trowel to a smooth hard finish. In this final finishing coat we apply two coats around 1/8" thick each. Happy troweling.

[@jamesbaker429]

Your just going to have to apply a skim coat of lime plaster ,double cream thickness for a fibre free surface.

[@fenman1954]

I live in the fens of east Anglia all old houses here had a lime mortar / plaster top coat was smooth no hemp used , the finished layer was comparable to modern plaster for smoothness

[@rogerrabbit348]

Best bet for a lovely smooth finish, just do a tradtional pure breathable lime for the final finish coat.

[@rogerrabbit348]

Disregard😜, just watched the end of the video. Great work guys!

[@OllyOliver]

Buy fine sand & sift with a desempenadeira. Watch a Brazilian reboco video. You can learn how to get the walls plumb with bits of a tile. We did. Good luck. 😁

[@ruthnoronha8206]

It’s amazing how you try all these new methods of coating/ plastering with natural materials. Just seeing how heavy the material is I can imagine how tiring it is. But it’s a lot of fun watching all the materials out there that is being used in buildings in other parts of the world.

[@DeWiseman]

As an agronomist I suggest to use finer fibers such as grain husks, grain brans, horse or goat hair as ingredients in your lime based plastering mix. Hair is frequently used in cob building and especially goat hair is used through the ages as an ingredient in top coat plastering mixes. Thank you.

[@ingevansand9180]

Fail =first attempt in learning... You are doing well! 👍

[@sunnyrockvictor373]

I think you need the finer grade of hemp yours seems to be the courser type for outside finishes

[@jameshenderson8146]

Great learning experience Guy! And I love Kylie's honest opinion! 🙂 I know it will come together in the end and be amazing!!!

[@lisamo128]

Maybe no hemp in the last coat; but I wonder if there's finely ground or powdered hemp? That would solve the fiber problem and still add some insulation?

[@iu.5146]

In my old apartment in Germany, we used to freshen the walls with white lime wash. You can tint it if you want. We added a can of white latex to a large bucket of lime wash to prevent the paint from rubbing off on your clothes when you leaned on the wall. Try to search your products and process ( on Google and KZbin) in Portuguese and Auto Translate it. A Dutch guy I follow, renovating a house in Italy, said he gets a lot more information searching in Italian, than English. I would also try it in Spanish as the houses in Spain are built similarly.

[@c-mac2228]

So you watch the Dutch cyclist who is working on his shepherds' huts and who lives near the monk? I love watching his show as well, though it does not contain the humour of these two.

[@avrilneilson8005]

Agree with the plasterer guy. Leave it to dry then apply a thin coat without Hemp fibres should be 🍑 peachy

[@avrilneilson8005]

​@@c-mac2228 link please

[@gerardvriend729]

I’m getting more respect for you guys every day.

[@FromThePrairies]

I know it’s winter and you don’t really have heating but I’m curious if you’ve noticed an improvement with insulation.

[@susankay497]

ouch. My shoulders hurt just watching 😉 Kudos for your tenacity

[@susanfabian1521]

I like the idea of soaking the hemp in water.

[@lisawoods9391]

Thank you for sharing all your videos! My husband and I just bought an OLD house, that needs a lot of work done, and I prefer things that are all natural, and good for the environment. These things you show us, are just that. . I love learning all the things you guys do! Can't wait to start utilizing those things in our own home! :)

[@gaynor3976]

I enjoy seeing how you both work out what's working and what isn't. Back to the drawing board then. Have a good week ahead xx

[@cindyconnour446]

“There’s nothing like failing in front of thousands of people”……. We know you’re not meaning to be funny but we almost always find your humor entertaining

[@luminyam6145]

Wow, this was one of your best yet, working out the best solution live on air, you have courage.

[@gordanaljubonjic3149]

I already told you that you are the best successful and funniest guys

[@joe0248]

0:13 That ice cream looks delicious

[@moorelandhouse]

Thanks for the experiments! We like learning from other's mistakes. =) We made lime putty out of our hydrated lime a year ago so it has been aging. Hope it goes well for us as too.

[@mafish7962]

Good luck with finessing your plaster texture, Laura 🍻🍻

[@colly1952]

Someone I watched doing something similar was saying that you have to spray some water between coats so it can adhere to the base coat. This probably answers the question od the base soaking up the humidity from the fresh one. Maybe contact Theo, from the Indie Project. The couple renovated an old barn in Portugal and it turned out awsome. Although he used sand not hemp I think. He sprayed like you did, but before applying the second coat.

[@pamjacobson6236]

It looks really good, great job, nice texture!

[@simonbern]

As a swedish carpenter I would try to do the mix a little bit looser. But its just try over again to get the result you want!😊

[@barbweir3669]

Love watching you both!! I think another experiment is needed with hemp in the lime plaster but with much much more water for the hemp to be fully soaked. Keep being wonderful you two!

[@goyoucotube]

Really great experimenting in the small room. Smart! Im also watching because Im trying to buy a house that is going to need all this stuff. Thank you ! Hang in there

[@jilllangman9343]

What a lot of effort. Full marks for that, no matter what the finish. Have you shared your thoughts with other renovators in Portugal? Surely they used similar techniques. You’re definitely not failing.

[@sereniebellini]

You're right...not much youtube content on working with hemp! But it got me interested and I stumbled found a channel 'ateliermavi' and their stone house. Hope the community for building with hemp will help increase the knowledge base.

[@johnmorgan6812]

Best video yet thanks 👋👋👋👋

[@sunflowerfina1]

Good learning curve 😊

[@gardenfork]

Hi Guy, I feel your frustration. I’ve done similar projects that don’t have a clear answer. Have you considered measuring the plaster mix by weight ? Bread bakers measure by weight to account for air in flour, etc. for a more exact replicable mix. I love using a large fine pore sponge for smoothing a wall. 😀 - Eric.

[@charlenasutherland]

I quite like the rustic look. 😊

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

Keep going , it’s a learning experience , definately. ❤❤

[@kylieharrison3782]

The colour is delightful.

[@maickelwand9100]

We used linen fibres for the finishing coat. It's much easier too work with and doesn't pop out that much, compared to the straw we used for the first layer. Good luck in Portugal!

[@lindahyles1331]

Well you certainly look like a professional to me 👏🏻

[@antoniodejesusviveiros528]

If you want to smooth the surface of the walls, use white cement or slow-drying plaster sparingly, to spread the paste, use a hard rubber trowel

[@soniawoolley366]

I like the last coat where it looks like the external render - my 2 cents worth !!

[@andrewmullen4003]

I know nothing about this subject. However I would try soaking the hemp for at least 24 hrs, and then make up a mix with it, apply about 10mm, half an inch thick and see how it is. I'm well impressed by your trials and persistence and thanks for sharing.

[@christinefuller3168]

What about venetian plaster? It has no hemp in it, so a much smoother plastering experience! Good luck! 🤗🤗

[@markduncan6690]

Perfection? You have set the Bar very high! Somewhere in your day I hope that you find what you are looking for!

[@WomensCareCenterFredericton]

the process seems to be working looks better on the side you have done!

[@c-mac2228]

I remember my mother stirring slaked lime and full cream milk (from the dairy next door) in a 44 gallon drum wearing not much with the six of us watching from a safe distance. This mix was to cover the crumbling handmade bricks but still allowing the walls to breathe. Mum tells me that the wash would thicken with each coat. While full-cream milk was readily available at the time, it was for the fat content that it had been used, so alternative fat could be used.

[@rvhmon656]

Finish coats of lime without the hemp. The hemp is on the wall, now cover it with a sand/lime mix fairly wet. It should slump when you transfer to the board

[@simonhi99]

Keep up the good work! No idea if it's available in Portugal, but plastering sand will give a much smoother finish than building sand when mixed with lime. Definitely no hemp needed for the finish coat.

[@LiLBitsDK]

fiigured you would have just done a lime/sand mixture for the final coat to get it nice and smooth and use the hemp as "isolation layer" (aah you do later in the video) just paint it with a lime wash (it will be BRIGHT white)

[@elizabethcrozier8166]

In Spain they often use denim instead of a sponge to smooth off the render. Just a thought.

[@basiaboy]

Have you seen a couple from Spain who has the channel AtelierMavi? They just happened in my feed a few days ago probably related to you content. They show quite a few methods of working with hemp lime in various formulations and their finishing coating looked very creamy and wetter… they do seem to use very similar products to you guys… no pre mixed… thought I’d bring them up in case, you all will get their and be happy in the end I have no doubt…

[@caroles5258]

Honestly, I'm not there to see in person, but I really like the walls without the finishing coats.

[@denisemarshall4590]

Not failing at all.A learning curve..

[@denty32]

For what my two pennies worth I thought you done a excellent job 👏👏

[@michaelkante490]

iI would suggest that if you mix your lime with sand (1:2) you will get a fine lime plaster. You can then apply it as a fine plaster on top of the coarse plaster. GOOD LUC

[@pandaradio8431]

in the Netherlands we use something called "witkalk" translated whitening Chalk it fills in small cracks and low patches and makes a smooth surface . it is a kind of thick chalk paint. maybe something you can use on the hemp/chalk wall. to me sounds like it is compatible with your walls.

[@TelmoFLopes]

Love your vídeos, i think you should try 2 things, 1 hidrate the hemp alone so the fibers get softer 2 in Portugal we have a very thin sand called areia de esboço, give it a try Cheers

[@guilhermecosta3191]

How about not using the hemp. Make a mix with 1 part of cement (can use white cement, or regular cement), 2 parts of cal, and 4/5 parts of fine sand ( use a fine sand and pass it through a construction strainer).

[@markduncan6690]

I like that Idea! Apply the Plaster with your hands! Thick and Gooey- It will Stick!!

[@davidstoddard9160]

As more and more coats go on the room will be too small? hahahahaha.

[@rt3box6tx74]

I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted just watching. I'd soak that hemp overnight, but I know nothing, zilch, zero!

[@mocarra100]

Loved the video. That's is so funny failing publicly lol maybe you should have just use lime and sand mix? I've seen it done on other channels but I know nothing about lime . Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖 PS I was watching the video and commenting in the middle of it and you did exactly what I was asking lol

[@SwimCoach8]

Pretty sure you need a finer more consistent sand. Might want to pre slake your lime. Make the putty, allow it to settle down for a day or two....Then experiment with small batches to get the result you're looking for. Pretty sure the lime putty can stored under a layer of water for some time. Hemp is going to make your final coat a nightmare.

[@davidfellowes1628]

Laundry will always be the best plaster.

[@elenarespeto6001]

Bueno yo soy como ustedes una persona que le gusta la cal y experimentar, como digo no soy para nada una experta, pero la cal necesita agua para reaccionar bien y el cáñamo absorbió toda el agua dejando la cal seca, en otros vídeos he visto revivir la cal flotando con bastante agua para que vuelva a tener su reacción química. Me encanta ver como vais probando, ojalá yo pudiera hacerlo. Gracias.

[@mariushegli]

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.

[@IanGrover]

Looks frustrating! Have you looked at ‘The Nito Project’? Really interesting technique they refer to as ‘Moroccan Plaster’ (Tadelakt) using an olive oil soak/polish and even a stone to finish with a wax finish, looks very cool.

[@simonwalker8300]

I am no expert, however, i have watched plastered and renderers working, i like to learn. Plasterers sponge then flat float, renderers flat float then sponge float. Worth a try maybe.

[@kifeshasepi477]

Where i come from we use cement not lime but for the finish coat we mix cement with very fine and filtered beach sand and make the mix a bit more watery than you made it so try lime with some fine beach sand but nor too much sand so it comes out smooth and white

[@stevewoodw]

Great edited opening sequence....RE: high spots and low spots. I wondered if you could have demonstrated this better with a flat surface against the wall so you could show which spots were high and which low. It was still clear enough. A light from your phone under a flat surface with the camera above would show the light coming through. Doing things by eye is ok, but you'll get a better finish with something engineered....Also, I looked at quite a few decorative paint techniques that give a different look to a 'feature wall' and wondered if you'd try a tester pot on an area and just roller it on. Perhaps something darker, a slightly darker cream colour, and check out what the look of the wall is like. Possibly worth trying out - it might be something you just don't like, or only looks ok from a greater distance than you have in the room - it may give you an interesting look to a semi-finished wall. I think it might be a bit too abstract or a bit too arty and though some of the fibres showing in the painted wall might show the guts of the building, it depends on the look you want. Anything unfinished would be more difficult to clean and it might be breathable but you'd get through so much anti-mould spray it would be untrue....sometimes you get a feature wall and it looks like the owners couldn't be bothered to finish it. I wonder if this will happen in your home....!?! Interesting video for techniques and how much work is involved - definitely not a fail...

[@rolandtb3]

Check relative humidity and room temperature. Like dough, may need to add or reduce the amount of water. For plastering, softer, more moist to easily spread. Next time try finer sand, more water - start with minimum and add additional water. As mix sets and dries, continue to add water to keep pliable, before applying to the wall. See if you can source a finer lime mix. May try pre soaking plaster mix, rest, evaluate, add more fine sand/water to get desired texture. Soft and moist. Experiment: Compare a cement/sand plaster (thickness, ease of spread, smoothness) final layer finiah to a lime mixture (hemp, other) finish.

[@MAKEDOGROW]

We will never use cement, it’s the most unsuitable material for this building

[@rolandtb3]

The suggestion for cement was to compare the mixture texture, ease of application and desired finish (smooth to textures). Several methods to smooth - sponge, trowel, small flat handled wood piece, long board. To determine how wet & granular to make the lime mix. Also seen plasters dust a wall prior to plastering. Will wait to see what changes you make for the various wall finishes (bottom, middle, top).

[@MAKEDOGROW]

@@rolandtb3 ok, got it. Everyone just seems to have missed the point of what we were doing with this video …

[@flowerphotos6440]

I think the second wall is looking good. Why don’t you make some lime wash and do a few coats of that so get a smoother finish. That’s what I do and it works well, I’ve had success mixing pigments in my lime wash, pale greens, yellows and it leaves a lovely natural matt finish. If the wall is a bit rough I just make my lime wash a little thicker. I am using NHL3.5 and white sand not super fine but not a masonry sand. Keep up the great work. Lisa