How to Lime plaster onto strawbale

Lime plaster is applied to a new education centre built by volunteers at the Perivale Woods Naure reserve in Ealing, London.

[@edithmatus7696]

We have visited this amazing place in Ealing with my son when he used to attend to primary school in Hanwell. Now we are building the house with the same materials in Poland. Wish me luck :-)

[@LitoGeorge]

I wish you all the very best of luck!

[@arthurphilip6334]

Would love to see your project if any photoes let me know , kind regards Arthur Philip.

[@edithmatus7696]

@@arthurphilip6334 we have thousands of photos. If you have a Whatsapp I can share with you.

[@johnnynephrite6147]

1:50 nice respirator dude

[@michaelfoort2592]

The final reult is beautiful.

[@peterfarrell8520]

I like watching most anything to do with alternative houses and construction. And when I see major constructed strawbale walls, my primary concern is not about exterior or internal finishes of these walls. But rather the general consensus of the principles of constructing walls made of straw. And more recently I’m perplexed and flabbergasted by the notion that most new home builders seem to have regarding their construction. I know that there is a lot of contention in that word “consensus “ but watching the construction of many of these strawbale houses over the years. It seems that everyone has their own ideas on any relevant way in which these bale’s should be built and secured to one another and to the building’s structure. I plead my ignorance as to knowing all of the relevant building codes in what ever area the building is being built. But the reality is that there should be a Universal building code for there proper use and construction thereof. Common sense must prevail when construction of a major wall, or building is being built and not just ramming it between or fixing it to a normal house frame. Over the years I seen many, many methods of constructing these bales . From steel & timber pegs or pin’s to properly fixed bird wire retained bales & walls. Some with purposely built to size house frames and structures where the bales or courses were purposely strained and secured by proper steel strapping. Which in turn was properly secured to the structure floor to ceiling and vise versa. I know of the strawbale’s great reputation as a thermal insulator and other things like sound & being environmentally friendly. But if constructing these types of alternate homes, come’s at the additional cost of constructing them properly. Then so be it, but let’s have some proper consideration as to building them to modern day standards, where the strength and integrity of our homes are guaranteed.?!!!

[@HeliPadUSA]

What type of power sprayer gun was that as I've only seen people do it by hand. This looks better.

[@deanlewis1650]

Pretty sure it's like one for pools

[@Stuntman175]

I'd be laughing my ass off all the time I was operating that spray gun. It's just a constant fart noise!

[@unpopuIaropinion]

Very nice house, much better than boring surrounding houses

[@brianmurphy9877]

I just did this for the first time the other day .Applied with hand tools rather than a spay gun but it was surprising enjoyable to do .This was on a winery in the country and my only concern would be rats burrowing down from the roof and nesting in the bails

[@DeUser1337]

Are there fibers in the plaster? In some shots it looks like it.

[@nobreighner]

Nice!

[@bigdadynickable]

What is that machine he was Spraying the plaster called ?

[@Koalabrothers]

putzmeister

[@illytamazight1398]

Magnifie bravo bravo

[@alwayslearning7672]

What type of Lime is used? NHL? Hydrated?

[@stevehaskett100]

Sorry, can't help. I'm not in touch with the plasterer

[@Beaver-b1v]

Lime mortar made using putty, wouldn’t be hydrated as normally it’s mixed with cement to set properly. I think they are using a ready mixed lime putty mortar which is then maybe thinned down abit in the mixer to make it compatible with the sprayer. And it looks like a lovely job !!

[@2quick4u84]

Hi so what is the material used for the 1st coat of plaster? thanks

[@arthurphilip6334]

2quick4 u lime putty sand mix .

[@fergus..]

Great video, is each cost put on with that spray gun? Then rubbed up by hand

[@tracystamatakis]

Excellent video!

[@stevehaskett100]

Glad you liked it!

[@StaleCookies]

great video, thanks for sharing!

[@indyvisible624]

The audio is a little ruff 🐶 at times, excellent build

[@jamesbishop8630]

How much drying time between coats?

[@davidseiffert3999]

Now I know how to limeplaster thanks for nothing

[@RVBadlands2015]

Does lime plaster breathe and does it crack. How often does it need to be redone.

[@stevehaskett100]

My understanding is it does breathe and doesn't crack when applied correctly and will last a very long time. A much more environmentally friendly material than concrete. Arthur has put his email on the end of video so I'm sure he'd be happy to give you more detail. He is a master craftsman and it was a pleasure filming with him. Please feel free to share this video to any interested parties.

[@postbezorgercafepostbezorg1044]

Is this a good long-term solution for moist to very moist climates (like the Netherlands)? ? And is maintenance very often??

[@stevehaskett100]

It allows walls to "breathe" so they can get rid of moisture. Cement seals the moisture in. Should be fine in the Netherlands but take expert advice, I'm just the cameraman!

[@eloadasokbzsa8753]

Straw has to be cleaned and streightened before plastering. It gives the feeling of order and clenliness.

[@richardhoner7842]

3 coats??? Way too much. And the cost of the labor must have been a LOT! We did our ourselves and put on a much thinner layer.

[@preston2345]

Yours will probably crack to hell. If it only takes the difference of a few days and it's supposed to last 50-100 years, why not do a bit more?