Apr 4, 2014 | Canada's Greenest Home, Construction Blogs, Natural plaster, Recipes
One of the goals of the Canada’s Greenest Home project is to show that a very green home can be built by any contractor with the desire to do so. As part of that goal, we made sure that we used no products that contained toxic chemicals or off gassing compounds,...
Feb 26, 2013 | Canada's Greenest Home
Natural clay finish plasters add an unparalleled beauty to any home, and it was exciting to apply these plasters to Canada’s Greenest Home this weekend. These skim coat plasters can be applied over any wall surface. In this project, we used them over clay base...
Dec 9, 2012 | Canada's Greenest Home, Recipes
One of the most important features of Canada’s Greenest Home will be the use of nothing but non-toxic finishes for every surface in the home. Many of these will be home-made from natural ingredients. These non-toxic finishes will go a long way in ensuring that...
Sep 22, 2011 | Construction Blogs, Natural plaster
Tadelakt is a historical means of applying and treating lime plasters to make them waterproof. Originating in Morocco, the plasters are applied in successive thin layers, troweled smooth and then burnished with hard stones using an olive oil soap. The soap and the...
