I am about to do my first real lime plastering job for a customer. Up until now I have done veneer plaster and limited gypsum 3 coat work.I noticed that some of you in this forum have experience with lime plastering. I hope to get some help.
The substrate is brick partially coated with an aborted white portland attempt by a previous handyman. The building is an old barn being restored into a spa, probably over 100 years old. What I would like to do is plumb / square up a wall using 3 coat lime plaster so that this exterior brick wall can still breathe properly. Paint, if any, will be limewash.
My questions:
What type of lime to buy?
What type of sand to buy?
How much lime & sand us generally used per square foot?
I read in another post about using darbies and plumb bobs to plumb/square the wall. Could somebody elaborate on this method step by step?
I've also heard of a method called dot & screed - but i've never seen this process done.
If any of you has detailed knowledge on this process and would be willing to talk on the phone for a quick Q/A session that would be a wonderful help. Please email your phone# in that case to jbologna@gmail.com with times that are ok to call.
Otherwise I will ask all my questions in this forum (which is ok, but i need the info pretty quickly)
Thank you in advance for your help,
David Smith & Jesse Bolognini
Specialty Plaster LLC
