12 December 2014
With only a few days left before we go to the UK, we managed to finish the second coat of plaster on the new East wall. As I plastered my way down the corner join with the North wall, it started to rain, and Dave quickly raised the tarpaulins as I finished in the drizzle. So no photo of the completed plaster!
I've done a lot of this plastering as it has turned out more efficient to apply by hand (in rubber gloves). Application by trowel makes a smooth-ish finish that then has to be sponged when it is almost but not quite dry. Application by hand gives an rough finish that is ready-keyed for the next coat. I also enjoy the process of filling dips and troughs with short-straw lime filler - moulding corners and surfaces to create the planes I want. It's very sculptural and great fun.
With only a few days left before we go to the UK, we managed to finish the second coat of plaster on the new East wall. As I plastered my way down the corner join with the North wall, it started to rain, and Dave quickly raised the tarpaulins as I finished in the drizzle. So no photo of the completed plaster!
While we are away, Mad Robbie and Sue have offered to get the camper van removed, in exchange for it's scrap value, which we are very thrilled about. We would love to get this whole area cleared up, and the van has become an eyesore. It won't ever go again, the electrics are rat-chewed, something grotesque smells inside, and half the tyres are flat. We wish Robbie and Sue very good luck, but don't really believe they'll succeed.
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