Sun, 24 May 2026 17:13:37 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3239#Comment_3239 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3239#Comment_3239 Tue, 15 May 2007 17:57:11 +0100 Rachel https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3241#Comment_3241 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3241#Comment_3241 Tue, 15 May 2007 18:42:28 +0100 tony https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3247#Comment_3247 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3247#Comment_3247 Tue, 15 May 2007 22:05:51 +0100 chuckey Frank]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3251#Comment_3251 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3251#Comment_3251 Tue, 15 May 2007 22:55:41 +0100 Chris Wardle https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3257#Comment_3257 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3257#Comment_3257 Wed, 16 May 2007 08:49:11 +0100 Gervase Webb Dilute it to the consistency of melted ice-cream in a bucket or trug and whip it up with a paddle mixer, then paint two coats on to the sooty surface, rubbing it well in and allowing it to dry thoroughly between coats. Then mix in manure to the scratch coat in a ratio of 3:9:1 lime:sand:manure, working the surface and trowelling up any cracks with a wooden float as they appear. Scratch a key when it's green hard and plaster second coat and lime skim as normal. I've not known that method fail, and have used it over walls that were oozing tar.
It's the technique that was used for parging chimney linings in the UK for hundreds of years, and is still used on flues in developing countries.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3311#Comment_3311 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3311#Comment_3311 Fri, 18 May 2007 17:30:41 +0100 chuckey Frank]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3316#Comment_3316 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3316#Comment_3316 Fri, 18 May 2007 22:32:48 +0100 Gervase Webb https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3436#Comment_3436 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3436#Comment_3436 Thu, 24 May 2007 20:20:49 +0100 suibhne
I live beside a dairy farmer so procuring the manure wont be a problem, just a little awkward to ask :)

Thanks !]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3439#Comment_3439 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3439#Comment_3439 Fri, 25 May 2007 07:59:28 +0100 tony https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3441#Comment_3441 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3441#Comment_3441 Fri, 25 May 2007 10:01:37 +0100 Rachel https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3444#Comment_3444 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3444#Comment_3444 Fri, 25 May 2007 13:32:13 +0100 tony https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3445#Comment_3445 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3445#Comment_3445 Fri, 25 May 2007 14:53:43 +0100 funcrusher
The solvent is meths by the way, and a little knotting goes a long way so not as expensive as it first seems. You can buy it at any DIY store. If you want a lot, go to a commercial decorators merchant.

It is extremely easy to use - but don't spill any because it will be diffuclt to remove once dry.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3448#Comment_3448 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3448#Comment_3448 Fri, 25 May 2007 19:22:49 +0100 Gervase Webb As for cracking, any lime plaster will withstand the heat of a nearby stove provided it has a chance to carbonate fully and dry out before the heat hits it. The dung does make it more flexible, however, and is the best way to stop soot and tar leaching.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3452#Comment_3452 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=288&Focus=3452#Comment_3452 Sat, 26 May 2007 14:52:14 +0100 suibhne