{"product_id":"9780865718708","title":"Essential Natural Plasters","description":"Author: Michael Henry\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780865718708\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Society Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Sep 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural plasters made of clay, lime, and other materials mixed with sand are beautiful building finishes. Fun to work with, low-impact, and allowing infinite creativity, they are high performance and provide proven, centuries-long durability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet until now there's been no resource that has pulled together the best North American plaster recipes and how-to into one place. Essential Natural Plasters covers it all:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSourcing and selecting materials, including site-soils \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClay, lime, and gypsum plasters as well as fibers and amendments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior and exterior use and specialty plasters such as tadelakt for bathrooms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing substrates, from straw bales and cob to lath and sheetrock \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to set-up a safe, efficient worksite \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixing, testing, tinting, and applying plasters and plaster repair \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoveted recipes from leading plasterers in Ontario, Vermont, New Mexico, France, and New Zealand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated and deeply researched, Essential Natural Plasters is the must-have resource for owner-builders and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Henry plastered his way across Ontario for a decade. His research, attention to detail, and mad-scientist plaster experiments have made him a noted expert and teacher in the field. Michael lives in Peterborough, Ontario with his wife and two children. He shares his knowledge at thesustainablehome.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTina Therrien started plastering in 1997 with Camel's Back Construction, Ontario's first straw bale building company. A founding member of the Ontario Natural Building Coalition, she is co-author of More Straw Bale Building and operates Shelter By Hand, a timber framing company, in Low, Quebec, where she lives with her partner and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814087020702,"sku":"ADS-9780865718708","price":72.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780865718708.jpg?v=1778334651","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780865718708","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}