Tag Archives: earth-based plaster

Tadelakt Application Questions From One of Our Customers:

January 2, 2010

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

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Lime vs Cement

September 25, 2009

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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Tadelakt – SF Designer Loves It

September 23, 2009

Great post about Tadelakt from San Fran interior designer Kit Golson on her Chic Provence blog.
If I may quote Kit:
“The first time I saw tadelakt was in St. Tropez, France, several years ago. I was immediately transfixed by the pearlescent, translucent, hand-rubbed-all-the-way-to-glossy, impervious-to-water finish.
Designers in France are using it today for its silky [...]

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