Brown Coat and "pre-finish coat of gypsum being applied..
Finished lime plaster.
Subfloor and "Sub-Base" plaster stop. This 3/4" board is screwed or nailed to 2x4's placed underneath bale wall and provides nailing for finish base.
Affixing netting to base. Plaster will be spread to "sub-base" and form a smooth edge.
"Sub-base" at corner.
Scratching scratch coat.
Using the darby to smooth and level the brown coat over scratch coat. If your wall is goofy you will be amazed at how much straightness you can achieve with diligent darby work! Therefore: do not despair when working with your scratch coat. The one pictured is 28" long with two oak broom handle pieces.
Applying a gypsum "pre-finish" over the brown coat makes your finish plaster go a bit further and apply smoother and easier.
The gypsum is much easier to apply than the lime plaster and is readily available.
Brown coat.
Gypsum coat
Finished lime plaster (in the dark of winter--sorry.)
Our Easy Finish Lime Putty Plaster:
Divide a 5-gallon bucket into 5 portions.
2 portions lime putty
3 portions fine sand (#70 sold in bags).
add four large cups (12 oz. each) water
1 large cup linseed oil
1 large cup water-diluted white glue
Lime Putty:
5 sacks of type N lime
dumped into 55 gallon plastic drum
and filled with water
left to sit for one year.
Patience.
Mixing finish lime plaster with metal paint mixer and drill motor. Be sure you work through all of the lumps of putty and obtain a consistent mix. It will apply fairly easily and finish off to be a beautiful white. The only thing better would be a true Venetian plaster made of marble dust!
