<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div class="" style=""><span class="" style=""> Thank you to those who replied to my earlier post. Here is some background on this project/concept.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><span class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><span class="" style="">The reason to install the hessien is to stop the lime from cracking as the body coat dries and the reason to apply the lime while the body coat is still wet is to keep the lime damp in a very dry and windy climate. It is also very nice
to be able to get all the plastering completed at one time rather than having to come back in 6 or 12 months. While tarps are always used to protect the lime walls, it is very difficult to keep the tarps in place during 100km/hr winds. Summer is too hot and winter too cold so the window of opportunity is very small for lime application.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><span class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><span class="" style="">While I have not personally used this technique, a friend who does use it is a true believer. My concern is delamination in the long run and his experience can not debunk that
concern. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><br class="" style=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class="">Does anyone have thoughts on the following......</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><br class="" style=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class="">The hessien is worked into the face of the body coat, wire brushed to lift the fibers then punch holes through the hessien to create a solid key into
the body coat. Lime would then be applied directly to the hessien and would key into the holes as well as the fine fiber of the hessien. The hope is the hessien will prevent the cracking and the holes will provide a bomb proof key. This technique could help in situations that Derek has pointed out, when you have a lime that does not like to bond to the clay, the hessien and the holes create that key. Test walls are being prepared. We will try 10mm dia, 20mm deep @ 75 centers and 10mm dia, 15mm deep @ 50mm centers. sorry if you do not speak mm, I have mostly used US spelling :)</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><br class="" style=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal; " class="">This project is being covered by the TV show Grand Designs so the techniques that are used could be very well publicized, thus a double reason to make sure everything works very well! <br class="" style=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><br class="" style=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class="">Would love to hear any thoughts!</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class=""><br class="" style=""></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times,
serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class="">Thanks,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; " class="">Sven</div><div class="" style=""></div><div class="" style=""> </div><div class="" style="">Sarah & Sven Johnston
<br class="" style="">Sol Design, Ltd.
<br class="" style="">50A Connolly Street
<br class="" style="">Geraldine 7930 New Zealand
<br class="" style="">03 693 7369
<br class="" style="">sol_design@yahoo.com
<br class="" style="">www.soldesign.co.nz</div></div></body></html>