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Bagging.
In our c17 cottage I have a wall of coursed rubble, lime pointed with NHL3.5. I want to lime plaster and bag it so the plaster follows the contours of the wall. Not flat! I don't do flat.

Two coats, first with hair or fibre.
Materials from Ty Mawr or Trad Lime.

I had a wall done like that in 2011 but the plasterer wasn't used to bagging so he put it on fairly flat and then the builder came in the next day and pushed it around with a glove. It's not flat, but it's not very contoured either.

There's not a lot of information I've been able to find on bagging.
Local lime plasterers don't seem interested in coming to look. I've tried four, now it's time for some DIY.

I believe it's put on with a wetted hessian, and finished with a leather glove or a lambswool mitt?

I know I need to wet the wall thoroughly and keep it misted for a few days. There's no heating in the room so drying out won't be a problem.

Any tips please?
 
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JessThePlasterer said:
Welcome

@vfr12 ??

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JessThePlasterer said:
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@vfr12 ??

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Bagging.
 
Cottager said:
Bagging.
In our c17 cottage I have a wall of coursed rubble, lime pointed with NHL3.5. I want to lime plaster and bag it so the plaster follows the contours of the wall. Not flat! I don't do flat.

Two coats, first with hair or fibre.
Materials from Ty Mawr or Trad Lime.

I had a wall done like that in 2011 but the plasterer wasn't used to bagging so he put it on fairly flat and then the builder came in the next day and pushed it around with a glove. It's not flat, but it's not very contoured either.

There's not a lot of information I've been able to find on bagging.
Local lime plasterers don't seem interested in coming to look. I've tried four, now it's time for some DIY.

I believe it's put on with a wetted hessian, and finished with a leather glove or a lambswool mitt?

I know I need to wet the wall thoroughly and keep it misted for a few days. There's no heating in the room so drying out won't be a problem.

Any tips please?
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@Nisus official TPF heritage plasterer.
 
bagging, i have not seen it done since the 60s. a small hessian bag with a fill of sharp sand. it was used before the sponge was available. rubbed round in tight circles gave a corse open finish.
 
What you have to remember about a finish like this is, when it was originally done back in the day more likely than not it would of been a farm labourer or the farmer putting it on and not a plasterer. So, forget anything you think you know about plastering, Chuck it on with a bucket trowel or brick trowel then, smooth over following the contours. You can then finish it as malc says using the bagging method to give a coarse open finish.
 
vfr12 said:
What is @Nisus saying @imago ? I know you don’t give him much time to walk around and thought you’ll have the time to tile it on here for him:D
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He'll be tucked up in bed with his heritage cocoa waiting for his storey now. I'll ask him tomorrow, but he may not want to answer. You know how temperamental artistic types can be.
 
malc said:
bagging, i have not seen it done since the 60s. a small hessian bag with a fill of sharp sand. it was used before the sponge was available. rubbed round in tight circles gave a corse open finish.
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Never heard of anything like this Malc. That’s a new one for me.:tanguero:
 
The same thing ca be achieved with harl coat or modified lime wash which is used on more exposed to the elements buildings , where the traditional lime wash is not good enough.
 
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