Natural Building How-To: Making Earthen Plaster (PART 1)
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Lately, there's been a lot of building work going on around Dancing Rabbit (www.dancingrabbit.org)
So for this episode of Dancing Rabbit TV, we're taking the opportunity to provide a "how-to" natural building lesson, an in-depth video about earthen plastering techniques and application. Tamar guides us through every step of the way, showing how easy it is to make natural plaster from just a few simple ingredients, and both making and mixing the plaster, and then applying it to a natural home wall.
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Hi, I recently visited Dancing Rabbit community and saw Tamar's house. Very well maintained still by the residents nearly 7 years after Tamar's passing and designated as a place for meditation. I was glad to find this video of her. Peace. Foad Alvandi.
Hi tina.
No, dry cow manure does not have the living bacteria that create the enzymes that are needed to really add the mucilaginous quality that helps the plaster stick together and be less dusty after it dries. I only use fresh cow manure. other things can be added instead if you do not have fresh cow manure, such as aloe vera juice, wheat paste, or wood glue.
Horse manure?
Good job brother for respect to nature
Great lesson on how to make earthen plaster. I plastered my Eco Straw House with lime cement and so far so good (4 years on). However, I brought in Camel's Back Construction to do this, so it was not done by hand mixing. Either way, I intend to put up a couple of bunkies and deffinately want to do the earthen plaster so thanks so much for making this video!
Looks like a great place & way to live!
good work! In Vermont wood working studio, I rough finished interior walls with one coat of 1:1:1 sand, clay, straw. I was directed to a sand pit of very fine, flinty sand. Besides being within 3 miles, the flintyness of the sand is important for durability. Also made it easier to apply. In the winter, I sometimes spray a gallon of water on the walls, for humidity, and the wonderful smell of neg. ions. I also put my lath on to close - next time 3/8" minimum, and/or "light clay straw"
That is a neat little cabin.. great vid.
good posting, great to watch, good info, thank you
yup. Life is full of "little surprises" here and there ^.^
I think I love Tomar!!!
My family used manure in their adobe making for much the same reasons you stated. Good video.
fabulous!
Thank you.
dang ! thats alot of work !
that's why you raise a flock of kids.
@Twilight101cp sand you can get from stream beds or buy it from a lanscaping supply yard, Clay is readily found near streams and lakes
I heard Manure also adds anti-insect properties to the plasters/cob/adobe. Is that so with this mix, or do you need to use a lot more?
Will it stand up to a driving rain? I know without the manure and wheat paste it can take a real beating.
@cavahircholakoglu that ingredient is wheat paste, which is made from unbleached flour and water boiled.
Can you please write what did you use in the mixture; I missed the white liquid base.
Hi and thank you! by
', and haw much of that? "wheat paste" do you mean natural yeast ?
Could this be used to cover (insulate) a shipping container???
How do you locate clay? And where do you buy your sand? please respond im going to build one one these cabin/hut places outside of my house :D (We have like a half or a ful acre i cant remember)
something I have been wondering is, can i used the cut grass from my lawn in place of the straw?
Hi Tamar! I reviewed the video so many times but cannot catch the 4th ingredient(which is similar properties with manure) which goes after the clay .please write the name of this ingredient.
Video is Super!!!!!
Nice video, i would recomend trying horse manure, will give you a very pleasant surprise and bond perfectly w clay and sand 👍
agreed!!! hear hear!! :D
lol @ 'something like a burrito' lmao!
so um i dont like anything manure, can i use anything else other than manure?
amazing! what is the white (kind of milk) thing please? thanks for sharing
Bruno,
Thanks for your question! I presume you are referring to the substance shown between minutes 4:34 - 5:41, is that correct? That white liquid substance is wheat paste, an additive that helps the plaster adhere together and adds a sticky, creamy quality that reduces cracking and lends hardness to the plaster. Tamar explains the ingredients and process she uses for wheat paste at minute 5:11, and you can learn more here: www.dancingrabbit.org/about-dancing-rabbit-ecovillage/eco-living/building/natural-building/earthen-plaster/
@Akeilan what about pine needles?
You need about 2 dozen tumble bugs to process the poop. LOL
@bryuko Are you going to burn buffalo chips too?
iam at my second layer...and i haave a lot of cracks..how can i go with the tird layer ? do i have before refill all the cracks? pleae helpm me..i cannot find any tips on the net..thank u.
Most second layer plaster mixes will crack, this is do to the high levels of clay in them and the thickness that they are generally applied in. If you are worried about these cracks showing through in your 3rd layer of plaster, you can certainly fill them before applying your 3rd layer, but most finish plasters will cover up small cracks. I hope this helps!
is it OK to use dry cow manure and just soak it in water first?
+Tina Shay Just making sure you saw the response below to your question from our resident natural builder, Hassan Hall (www.cobwallbuilder.com/): Hi tina.
No, dry cow manure does not have the living bacteria that create the
enzymes that are needed to really add the mucilaginous quality that
helps the plaster stick together and be less dusty after it dries. I
only use fresh cow manure. other things can be added instead if you do
not have fresh cow manure, such as aloe vera juice, wheat paste, or wood
glue.
peace,my friends
Cow poo also can have hookworms that can go right up through your bare feet. Wear rubber boots at least.
@MrEhud77 Too much acid in the pine needles that will deteriorate your mixture. Use hay, or straw instead
griever.
I still say lime is better, just got to make sure the straw bails are flat and even use some chicken wire to hold it down.
Hi, since you added manure, I would like to know how is the plaster holding? And which manure is it? Not that I am against using manure, I am trying to document. I am from India. We use native cow manure.
The plaster is still holding up well, with the help of large overhanging eaves, but will need repairs and replacing eventually. Cow manure was used.
@@drecovillage is it an A2 cow manure or A1? Was there any termite attack?
this would be a very ecofriendly house and a ver in- expensive house, since really there isn't any electricity to worry about paying, no mortgage, no nothing like that!! I WANNA LIVE IN 1!!!!
elephant dung is a natural pest repellent..so i have heard.. and a great building tool too.
@imskin Earthen plaster doesn't last a long time, It'd just very easy to repair and extreemly economical... I have a little experiance with the stuff being that I'm from New Mexico.
when i grow up, i want to own one, with a building in the center of the village where there are computers (i can't live w/out them!!!)
for both !!!! lol
@themachinegunn
Well it was hard work to sink to your level, but modesty apart I think I did pretty well, at least I was having a laugh.
cow dung is an extremely versatile and beneficial substance.
Are there any other projects that use animal dung? I'm trying to build a greenhouse with E. Coli and other harmful pathogens as the theme. Maybe poo-based growbeds. Crap pottery. Flaming turd candles etc.
It wont be smelly. You could probably use mud if ur grossed out by poo.
Actually no it is not free. Any time you have to work for something you are paying for it. And if you are unable to (do the work yourself) and you have to pay someone else... you get the point. Time really is money; that's not a lie.
I love the idea but stumping on cow manure bare foot might not be very good for your health. One little cut in your feet and any type of bacteria in the manure will get into your blood stream very easily.
taz069
hehe..here in srilanka people using cow manure as fertilizer, as a material for traditional floor making and for walls as well for hundreds of years. non of them using even gloves. ...
You can use straw. they seem a bit zealous here... I hate people like this.. Trying to be humble yet coming across so posh..
Hmm isn't this the same stuff Africans were being criticized for building...? I have seen pueblos and other native natural built homes last for centuries.. people have made museum tours based on these long lasting structures.. Now the old cultural ways are new again.. lol!
That plaster tastes funny :-(
xx lol
Answer1: That was wheat paste. You can make it by mixing flour and water over heat, then after it thickens, mix in more water off heat. Answer2: Probably pretty hard. You don't want a mushy house.Answer3: Maybe, maybe not. Answer4: Umm.... not sure. You could probably make it come out from deep in the straw, then cover the inner walls w adobe, and then cover the shelf with it too. ;)
i was uo for this until the shit part eeeewwww...
Well it depends if it is anaerobic shit or aerobic shit, one smells really shitty and the other smells like earth.
Guess which one this one smell like!
Oh! Ain't that sweet, he actually thinks he can smell me.
Well! I'm sorry to break it for ya boy! But that thing in front of you is called a microphone and you can't smell through it, only talk. And if you smell shit on it, it ain't mine, so somebody has been naughty, wink wink!
P.S.
You don't need to explain
bit of a shitty way to plaster
Hi Tamar! I reviewed the video so many times but cannot catch the 4th ingredient(which is similar properties with manure) which goes after the clay .please write the name of this ingredient.
Video is Super!!!!
Flour and water on heat until it's clearish