Breathable Plaster Exterior for Straw Bale Homes, from BGTV

[lime7098]

beautiful. What was used for the sill?

[FirstResponseCPR]

Beautiful job guys! I live in a straw bale home i built in Ontario Canada and just loved the plastering. You can add in your own touch of character if you wish, it is so versatile. I used Eco house Paint (silica dispersion paint) and then a clear coat that  basically gives it the equivalent of a 'gortex' finish. Well done, from Eco Straw House!

[eagillum]

Yeah!! More of this!!

[mattie690]

No!! Unless you have very expensive foundations!

[pegobuilders]

great idea and the final finsh looks good..but what does the exterior plaster consist of?

[theoriginalanomaly]

clay mostly.

[maradona198]

u can build a palace out of it...still like the idea of adobe more though

[madmax789]

you dont need to use any mesh what so ever, why dont you try using a mortar sprayer,this will give it a much better 1st coat.

[gibsonrockin247]

Hay have you or do you know where to get a mortor sprayer? I have been looking for one and the only thing I can find is a drywall spray rig. And a real motor sprayer is about 15.000 dollars

[madmax789]

a mortar sprayer will cost you about £170 and is available from a firm called Refina near Poole in Dorset.