These clay plaster projects ideas–from mosaics to wall sculptures and cob ovens–will get you started with earthen plaster building. People are often fascinated by the structure of my earth-bag home, ...

Sand and clay mixture tests by Tom Keeling. In the video below, I cover some basic tests you can do to analyse your earth for rendering. It is important to do as many tests as you can before applying ...

The use of earth plaster is very common in natural buildings; it is the same mixture used in adobe. Though easily made, its use is not widely known. Rafael Loschiavo, from Ecoeficientes, teaches the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The ancient ways of plastering walls are spreading into 21st-century homes. Many homeowners who want natural, durable and textured walls in their homes are ...

It doesn’t take much to fall in love with a wall covered in natural plaster. One touch will do it. The surface is smooth as marble but warmer, more welcoming. “It breathes,” says natural-home builder ...

Architect Carol Venolia says the feeling inside her simple 1970s tract house in Santa Rosa is like "being hugged by the earth." On the outside, it looks like any other builder-grade "box" house on the ...

When my husband and I decided to build a house in Sweden, we were under no impression that it'd be smooth sailing. Our greenish standards (some musts, some dreams) would require extra work. Especially ...

If you are in the final stages of a self build or renovation project then it is highly likely that you will be thinking about the different types of plaster and plastering techniques on offer.