How To Build an Earth Block Home
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
Parge the Walls
The earth block walls are parged with lime plaster
Photo © Jackie Craven
Next, both interior and exterior walls are parged. They are coated with lime-based plaster. Like the slurry used to mortar the joints, the plaster used for parging bonds with the compressed earth blocks.
Prev
- Earth: The Magic Building Material
- Sift the Clay
- Stabilize the Clay
- Compress the Clay
- Let the Earth Cure
- Stack the Blocks
- Reinforce the Blocks
- Parge the Walls
- Insulate Between the Walls
- Add Color
Build With Earth
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