Comments on: Materials – sand, cement, lime and plaster http://www.france-renovation.com/materials-sand-cement-lime-and-plaster/3 Barn and property renovation in France Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: info http://www.france-renovation.com/materials-sand-cement-lime-and-plaster/3/comment-page-1#comment-5613 info Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:57:04 +0000 http://www.france-renovation.com/http:/www.france-renovation.com/factsheets/sand-lime-cement/materials-sand-cement-lime-and-plaster/#comment-5613 Hi Crepi is a mix of lime and coloured sand, mixed with water, and used more often outside than inside. It is often finished with a stiff wire brush (more like nails than bristles) to give the rough surface, but if the crepi you saw had a smooth finish it was perhaps finished more like plaster Cheers Hi
Crepi is a mix of lime and coloured sand, mixed with water, and used more often outside than inside.
It is often finished with a stiff wire brush (more like nails than bristles) to give the rough surface, but if the crepi you saw had a smooth finish it was perhaps finished more like plaster

Cheers

]]> By: tim roberts http://www.france-renovation.com/materials-sand-cement-lime-and-plaster/3/comment-page-1#comment-5597 tim roberts Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:48:28 +0000 http://www.france-renovation.com/http:/www.france-renovation.com/factsheets/sand-lime-cement/materials-sand-cement-lime-and-plaster/#comment-5597 we went to france last summer and loved tge interior wall finish. we were told it was 'crepie'... it was a rough wheat coloured almost exterior render with a sort of sandstone type texture. it was a superb interior finish... smooth yet rustic. any help to find what it was would be appreciated. we went to france last summer and loved tge interior wall finish. we were told it was ‘crepie’… it was a rough wheat coloured almost exterior render with a sort of sandstone type texture. it was a superb interior finish… smooth yet rustic.
any help to find what it was would be appreciated.

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