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The Natural Plaster Book: Earth, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes (Natural Building Series) Review

This book was late in coming, but the wait was well worth it! There’s nothing like this book on the market today…not even close!

I especially like how thorough this book is. I really appreciated the clear and detailed explanations of all aspects of plastering — from the design of homes (so they will be suitable for natural plasters) to wall preparation to testing, mixing, and applying plasters.

The authors skillfully walk the reader through all of the steps required to plaster a natural home, anticipating mistakes you might make — and telling you how to avoid them. Although the book focuses on plastering strawbale buildings, there’s lots of good advice for plastering numerous other natural homes.

This book attempts to develop a deep understanding of plasters. To do so, the authors begin by describing the components of plasters — and what each one does. Knowing that subsoils are different at each building site, the authors give general guidelines for making plasters. They tell you how to test your soils and potential plaster mixes. No, you won’t find recipes for plasters…that would be fruitless due to the variability of subsoils. But you will find some examples you can start with and good, solid explanations of the steps you have to take to make plasters using the dirt you have at your site!

I was also very impressed by the extensive coverage of finish plasters and alises as well as the detailed resource guide and the excellent photos and drawings, although some were a bit small. Sometimes the text seemed a bit repetitive, but in retrospect that helped me memorize the details.

The Natural Plaster Book: Earth, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes (Natural Building Series) Overview

For builders of natural homes (straw bale, cob, adobe, rammed earth, and other natural materials), this unique step-by-step guide takes the confusion out of choosing, mixing, and applying natural plasters. From principles to practicalities, and with every stage of the process illustrated, The Natural Plaster Book details the entire process of plastering with earth, lime, and gypsum for a long-lasting and durable finish.

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