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paints, oils, plasters and any surface treatment that covers something else naturally

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Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

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Is charring really an effective treatment for ground preservation of wood?

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I need the recipe for tadelakt

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Yakisugi (grilled cedar) 焼き杉 - Charring Wood as a Finishing Modality

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Repairing lime plaster walls

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What to use on top of two coats of old chipped house paint? any non toxic choices?

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Painting to appease the Man

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Best oil to treat lumber with

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Brown paper floor

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need ideas for non toxic finishes for pine board and batten siding on our home

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What should I seal my planter boxes with?

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Tadelakt -- a waterproof plaster surface

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Wood Preservatives

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Anyone have a recipe for lime paint to prevent mold in cinder block root cellar?

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Whitewash source or recipe in Canada?

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best finish for pine floor?

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Homemade Clapboards

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Paint chips everywhere--how do we remove/process/deal with all this paint!

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Help! Applying your own clay plaster - How realistic is my endeavour?

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Building a tiny house, thinking of siding options...

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need ideas for non toxic finishes for pine board and batten siding on our home

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Help! Applying your own clay plaster - How realistic is my endeavour?

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Drywall on ceiling that's not completely level

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countertops

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Treating Exterior Wooden Walls

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Type S lime for cob raised beds

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PEP BB naturalbuilding.sand.whitewash - Make White Wash

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Whitewash / Limewash for Exterior Wood

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Lime plaster questions

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Using Deer Hair in Clay Plaster?

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Cork spray for building coating

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Traditional Nordic Paints.

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Primer for glass window...

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Easy to understand/mix/find plaster ideas for my RMH

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Swamp Coolers and Interior Humidity Levels

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Linseed Oil on Lime Plaster

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Lime plaster questions

4 weeks ago 3 replies

Drywall on ceiling that's not completely level

1 month ago 9 replies 3 4

dyeing

Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

2 months ago 33 replies 2 4 7

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need ideas for non toxic finishes for pine board and batten siding on our home

2 months ago 11 replies 6 3

Traditional Nordic Paints.

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What to use on top of two coats of old chipped house paint? any non toxic choices?

3 months ago 28 replies 1

Tadelakt -- a waterproof plaster surface

3 months ago 13 replies 5 4

roundwood and timber framing

Is charring really an effective treatment for ground preservation of wood?

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Can you mix sand into dry bagged type S lime before adding water for plaster?

4 months ago 13 replies

Anyone made their own hydraulic lime?

4 months ago 14 replies

countertops

4 months ago 16 replies 3

Type S lime for cob raised beds

4 months ago 2 replies 3

Stucco on a roof

5 months ago 18 replies

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Help! Applying your own clay plaster - How realistic is my endeavour?

5 months ago 11 replies 2 8 4 1

straw bale house

Swamp Coolers and Interior Humidity Levels

5 months ago 0 replies

Linseed Oil on Lime Plaster

5 months ago 1 reply

pep natural building

PEP BB naturalbuilding.sand.claypaint - Make Clay Paint

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I need the recipe for tadelakt

8 months ago 26 replies 2

Cork spray for building coating

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Whitewash / Limewash for Exterior Wood

8 months ago 3 replies 1 2

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Treating Exterior Wooden Walls

9 months ago 4 replies 3

pep natural building

PEP BB naturalbuilding.sand.whitewash - Make White Wash

BB 9 months ago 1 1

Using Deer Hair in Clay Plaster?

9 months ago 2 replies

Primer for glass window...

10 months ago 1 reply

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Painting to appease the Man

10 months ago 27 replies 2 10

Easy to understand/mix/find plaster ideas for my RMH

11 months ago 1 reply

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Yakisugi (grilled cedar) 焼き杉 - Charring Wood as a Finishing Modality

11 months ago 40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 18 7

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Anyone have a recipe for lime paint to prevent mold in cinder block root cellar?

1 year ago 9 replies 5

Earthen plaster on conventional walls

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Durable natural wooden floor finishes?

1 year ago 1 reply 1 1

Need Help With Concrete Floor

1 year ago 3 replies

Cow Dung for Cob house Plaster?

1 year ago 13 replies 3

Natural fire protection

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Burnishing rock

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Non-toxic ceiling finish to make it easier to clean

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Clay Plaster on new Drywall

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Make your own Oxalic Acid for wood bleaching?

1 year ago 16 replies 1

tiny house

Domegaia and aircrete

2 years ago 0 replies

I think I've found a better way to insulate single pane windows?

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Fun with Stucco lath - sculpted faucet cover

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Homemade Clapboards

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Volunteer to help you with you mosaic art project

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Stucco for our self-built house

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will lime corrode aluminum cans?

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questions about changing the color of whitewash...

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