Recent content by Tornadohunter

Complete gut and rehab. Got about 1000 sq ft of wall to plaster. And that’s only the second floor

Starting to get the hang of this.

I’m applying it 3/8” at a time. All the old historic material I’ve found says 3/8”. I’ve been a half inch in spots and it stills bonds to the wall well. It’s a solid mix but just not easy to spread evenly. The lime putty I’m using is aged 3 months. It’s actually around 4 or 5 months now since...

Decided to make an old school scratcher

Midwest

I’ve been using quikrete all purpose sand. It’s a very strong mix. Hardens real good from what I can tell. I did a test area about a month ago and it’s hard as a rock.

So I’m in the United States. I’m using a lime/sand/hair mix. Lime putty is from US heritage. 1:3 mix seems to sandy and is hard to work with. Am I just not adding enough water? Or is lime plaster much harder to work than gypsum?