Tadelakt Application Questions From One of Our Customers:

Tadelakt Application Questions From One of Our Customers:

use Tadelakt for an adobe style fireplace (steel frame w/ cement board substrate). Will the olive oil soap cause any problems with the heat from the fireplace? Does applying the olive oil soap affect surface breathability Continue reading

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Lime vs Cement

OK maybe this is a little biased, but all and all I found it to be a pretty decent synopses of the differences between lime and cement especially regarding plaster and mortars:

LIME VS CEMENT

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Video: Tadelakt Installation in Canada

Thanks to Steve Manby of Authentic Plaster Effects and Alltex Stucco for submitting video of his crew doing an impressive Tadelakt installation in the Vancouver, BC area.  Watch how they create a very natural distressed finish by starting with a strong vertical pattern and gradually backfilling into the pattern.  Looks very realistic and organic.

Work was done on about 50 columns total on this impressive home which also features a naturally green, lime based Intonachino application on the exterior.

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