http://www.france-renovation.com/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/4 Barn and property renovation in France Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:59:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.france-renovation.com/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/4/comment-page-1#comment-7359 Will Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:51:41 +0000 http://www.france-renovation.com/http:/www.france-renovation.com/factsheets/sand-lime-cement/sand/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/#comment-7359 Any idea where I might find the red sand used in the Aveyron? They did not have it at Mr. Bricloage. Any idea where I might find the red sand used in the Aveyron? They did not have it at Mr. Bricloage.

]]> http://www.france-renovation.com/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/4/comment-page-1#comment-6054 Stuart Ogier Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:28:35 +0000 http://www.france-renovation.com/http:/www.france-renovation.com/factsheets/sand-lime-cement/sand/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/#comment-6054 It's possible to apply lime plaster to plasterboard if the board is initially prepped with a mix of PVA water and sand (anything off the floor) to roughen it up, we've experimented with it but its a bit daft. It’s possible to apply lime plaster to plasterboard if the board is initially prepped with a mix of PVA water and sand (anything off the floor) to roughen it up, we’ve experimented with it but its a bit daft.

]]> http://www.france-renovation.com/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/4/comment-page-1#comment-5665 info Wed, 28 May 2008 14:11:14 +0000 http://www.france-renovation.com/http:/www.france-renovation.com/factsheets/sand-lime-cement/sand/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/#comment-5665 Well to be honest I never came across anyone trying to do that. There are products in the diy shops that are added to a wall in a thick layer and can be made to resemble old walls before being painted, but as for actually applying lime / sand to plasterboard I'm not at all sure it's going to work - if there is a technique I never came across it I'm afraid. Well to be honest I never came across anyone trying to do that.
There are products in the diy shops that are added to a wall in a thick layer and can be made to resemble old walls before being painted, but as for actually applying lime / sand to plasterboard I’m not at all sure it’s going to work – if there is a technique I never came across it I’m afraid.

]]> http://www.france-renovation.com/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/4/comment-page-1#comment-5659 MARIE KOENIG Sun, 18 May 2008 13:29:25 +0000 http://www.france-renovation.com/http:/www.france-renovation.com/factsheets/sand-lime-cement/sand/sand-types-for-building-and-renovation/#comment-5659 I am having a farmhouse totally renovated and I would li-ke to put an "ENDUIT" of lime and sand on the plasterboard walls to carry on with the countryfied look of the farmhouse but I need to know how to prepare the plasterboard,could you please help? I am having a farmhouse totally renovated and I would li-ke to put an “ENDUIT” of lime and sand on the plasterboard walls to carry on with the countryfied look of the farmhouse but I need to know how to prepare the plasterboard,could you please help?

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