Recent content by FineEarth417

I've had that same thought, so I've got some slaking in the back corner of the shop. Pre-mixed lime-putty is hard to get in this part of the country, so it isn't much cheaper than buying Venetian by the times it's all said and done.

Firenze has been my go to, but they are crazy expensive. I recently found Vasari, which is pretty much a guy in California mixing it up in a shop. He's super cool, will discuss techniques over the phone, and the product is great. When I try to mix my own and use similar application methods, I...

I've been doing Venetian for a few years, using several different products available here in the states. Because I'm a bit of a rebel I suppose, and I'm cheap, I've been trying to come up with my own mix to accomplish the same thing with lime putty, marble dust, and linseed oil. I haven't had...

As far as help, most of what I've learned has been through reading and trial and error. I did take a week long workshop for the Tadelakt with Ryan Shivers in Colorado. He's one of the few Americans who has actually been to Morocco where the technique comes from.

Thanks! I've done a bit of Venetian, but this isn't really anything like it. Tadelakt is much more labor intensive, and thicker. It needs a basecoat that's 12-15mm thick, and the finish coat is 5-6mm. It's gets a soap seal that cause it to become hydrophobic, so it is great for showers and tubs...

Here is a pigmented lime finish I did over a small amount of drywall in a massive log house.

Here is a pigmented lime finish I did over a small amount of drywall in a massive log house.

Here are a couple Tadelakt fireplaces I've done. The brown one is over a Portland/Lime base on old, ugly brick. The silver one is over a gypsolite (Gypsum/Perlite) on new drywall.

Greetings from Missouri! My name is Micah, and I am a drywaller slowly getting into plaster. I've done small amounts of gypsolite, skims and veneers, and cement stucco, but my true interest in is lime and clay plasters. I've done a handful of Tadelakt jobs, and I'm getting ready to take on a...