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I have my first paying housemate moving in at the end of the month. I've finished the Shower Project, but still have the entire wing, consisting of two bedrooms, a hallway, and the bathroom, to prime and plaster before he arrives. Over the past three days, I've managed to scrape all the popcorn off the ceiling in both bedrooms, and just got done priming everything but the ceiling in one of them.
In the front room, I'm trying American Clay products, which are pre-mixed and simple, but expensive as fuck. If I used all that I bought it would be almost $1000.00. Instead, I'm using the information in a clay book I recently purchased from the author to mix my own plaster from scratch for the second room, and maybe the hallway and bathroom, too, if it works out. I'm not sure exactly how much I can save with this method, but I'm guessing it's on the order of 50% or more, so I'm motivated. So far I've done everything myself, but once the priming is done I should have two or three helpers, and things will go pretty fast. I'm looking forward to adding plastering to my list of natural building skills.
In the front room, I'm trying American Clay products, which are pre-mixed and simple, but expensive as fuck. If I used all that I bought it would be almost $1000.00. Instead, I'm using the information in a clay book I recently purchased from the author to mix my own plaster from scratch for the second room, and maybe the hallway and bathroom, too, if it works out. I'm not sure exactly how much I can save with this method, but I'm guessing it's on the order of 50% or more, so I'm motivated. So far I've done everything myself, but once the priming is done I should have two or three helpers, and things will go pretty fast. I'm looking forward to adding plastering to my list of natural building skills.
