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Essential natural plasters : a guide to materials, recipes, and use  Cover Image Book Book

Essential natural plasters : a guide to materials, recipes, and use / Michael Henry & Tina Therrien.

Henry, Michael, (author.). Therrien, Tina, (author.).

Summary:

"Essential Natural Plasters is the most comprehensive guide to making and using natural plasters for all types of buildings. It covers clay, lime, and gypsum plasters; waterproof tadelakt plaster for bathrooms; fibers and additives; interior and exterior use; substrate preparation; mixing, testing, and tinting; and practical application tips. Included are hard-to-find recipes from leading natural plasterers from around the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780865718708 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: viii, 183 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm.
  • Publisher: Gabriola Island, British Columbia : New Society Publishers, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Building materials > Environmental aspects.
Plaster > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Plastering > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Sustainable construction > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre: Handbooks and manuals.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Michael Henry has researched plasters and plastered his way across Ontario for the past decade, plastering for Camel's Back Construction and Straworks. His attention to detail and mad-scientist plaster experiments have made him a noted expert in the field and a sought-after workshop leader on plasters at the Endeavour Centre. Michael is co-author of Ontario's Old-Growth Forests, and he lives in Peterborough, Ontario, with his wife and two children. He shares his plastering knowledge at thesustainablehome.net.

Tina Therrien started plastering in 1997 as part of Camel's Back Construction, the first straw bale building company in Ontario. One of the founding members of the Ontario Natural Building Coalition, Tina has made numerous contributions in the natural building world and has plastered in France and Haiti. Passionate about food, gardening, and chickens, Tina lives in a modest timber frame home with her spouse, daughter, their flock of chickens, and their slowly expanding gardens. She is co-author of More Straw Bale Building, and she operates Shelter By Hand, a timber framing company, with her spouse. She lives in Low, Quebec.


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