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I have mud on my mind, not dirt, clay. We've been struggling with making the labyrinth in the backyard. We just don't have enough brick. I am looking at making brick once the weather warms. I will need a lime plaster to weather proof it. Think white wash. This kid makes it look so easy.
https://youtu.be/5El1PjkYSQ4
More than the practice of making bricks, I am looking at converting the basement walls into wattle and daub. There is good reason for this. Mold tends to grow in most basements during the wet season. The idea is to remove the drywall, which is a perfect ground for breeding mold, and replace it with a wall that breathes out of cob. I will start with a small section of wall, remove the drywall, and install a wattle. The wattle can be made of our mulberry branches, or there's a guy in Mt. Lebanon who trims bamboo every year. It could even be make out of wood pallet. I'll start in the closet behind the shower.
If my construction works, I will go on to do more and more of the basement. Other videos on the same YouTube channel go into different polishing techniques. Can you imagine a wall polished to be a reflective mirror? Check out this video. https://youtu.be/wTY6arzNs24
I think I have a new passion to play with. This could be pretty amazing. Meanwhile, I have some work to do in the house with regular plaster, fixing a wall and putting in shelves.
I have mud on my mind, not dirt, clay. We've been struggling with making the labyrinth in the backyard. We just don't have enough brick. I am looking at making brick once the weather warms. I will need a lime plaster to weather proof it. Think white wash. This kid makes it look so easy.
https://youtu.be/5El1PjkYSQ4
More than the practice of making bricks, I am looking at converting the basement walls into wattle and daub. There is good reason for this. Mold tends to grow in most basements during the wet season. The idea is to remove the drywall, which is a perfect ground for breeding mold, and replace it with a wall that breathes out of cob. I will start with a small section of wall, remove the drywall, and install a wattle. The wattle can be made of our mulberry branches, or there's a guy in Mt. Lebanon who trims bamboo every year. It could even be make out of wood pallet. I'll start in the closet behind the shower.
If my construction works, I will go on to do more and more of the basement. Other videos on the same YouTube channel go into different polishing techniques. Can you imagine a wall polished to be a reflective mirror? Check out this video. https://youtu.be/wTY6arzNs24
I think I have a new passion to play with. This could be pretty amazing. Meanwhile, I have some work to do in the house with regular plaster, fixing a wall and putting in shelves.
