#plaster

satiresatire
2025-11-22

@corbden Can I sign your pod cast?

No? Can I smell it?

2025-11-21
20/11/25 So far, the oven has hardly developed any cracks in the plaster, apart from a few tiny hairline cracks that disappear again after cooling down. Embedding the glass fiber fabric in the plaster was a good decision.
I always applied thin layers and waited a long time between coats, which is absolutely necessary when working with lime plaster.
Next time, however, I would start all the work in spring. :)
This is definitely advisable for bricklaying and plastering work in order to remove all residual moisture from the bricks, mortar, and plaster.
Insufficiently dried materials can lead to high tension and cracks (due to rapid evaporation) when making the first fires.

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Side view of a traditional oven with a wooden frame (typical Tyrolean "Ofendörre") in an old paneled room. Wooden parquet flooring and terracotta tiles in front of the stove. In the background, a bookshelf in a niche, a chair, and wooden boxes are partially visible. On the left side of the oven there is a wooden bench.
2025-11-21
20/11/25 Back to making fire for a week now. I'm very satisfied with the overall work and the new plaster. The heat is now distributed more evenly throughout the entire oven and it retains the heat even longer (for almost 20 hours). The natural lime plaster feels pleasant, breathes, and has no odors whatsoever. Top-notch products.

#oven #traditional #handcrafted #woodwork #solid #wood #handbuilt #diy #natural #lime #plaster
Front view of a traditional oven with an iron handmade ovendoor and a round oven lid for clearing the soot. 
The oven is surrounden with a wooden frame (typical Tyrolean "Ofendörre") in an old paneled room. Wooden parquet flooring and terracotta tiles in front of the stove.
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2025-11-17

♉♋ The Zodiac Room, inside an abandoned mansion in Portugal

On the upper floor of this collapsing house, a spacious white room features a vaulted ceiling. Each ornate rib that traverses the vault carries a different zodiac symbol, sculpted out of moulded plasterwork.

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An ornate, white, abandoned room with detailed plaster ceiling, arched doors, peeling paint, and a partially collapsed wall, opening to a view of trees outside.
2025-11-11
99% of the work is done. It’s a good decision to postpone the remaining part until the beginning of next year. I don’t work very well under stress. The new material would take over a week to arrive, and I don’t want to open any more new bags at the moment. Besides, it’s not getting any warmer. The lime plaster that’s already been applied can now dry out for a few more days.

#oven #plaster #lime #calce #plastering #work #building #diy #handcraft #craftsmanship
Side front view of a beige plastered stove. Room with wood paneling and pictures on the wall in the background. The floor is covered with wood parquet and broken terracotta tiles in front of the oven.
The surface is uneven and a iron support frame which support the abutment stones of the flat vault is embedded in the plaster.
On the right side, there is a electrical outlet installed on the wooden ceiling. Part of a chair with books on the seat is visible.
2025-11-11
11.11.2025: This week, I’ll let the lime dry out slowly, and then next week I’ll heat the oven up again. Tip for lime plaster:
Make sure to get plenty of oxygen by fully opening the windows briefly, 3–5 times a day (avoid continuous drafts). Lightly moisten the surface repeatedly in a dry environment or when a heater is running (make sure it’s not directed toward the oven).

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Front and upper view of a traditional oven plastered with beige lime as top layer. On the upper ceiling of the oven, three sloping mounds are visible wehre mortar has plaster over iron rods, at this point.
In the background is wooden paneling in a room and a wooden parquet floor. Wrought iron oven door in the lower center of the oven and a round cleaning opening above it.
2025-11-11
11.11.2025: Oven with beige baselayer “without makeup”.
Over the last 50 days, I have spent over 150 hours on the plastering work. There were around 50 individual steps involved. The finishing touches with natural colored fine plaster are still pending.

#oven #plaster #lime #calce #plastering #work #building #diy #handcraft #craftsmanship
Side front view of a beige plastered stove. Room with wood paneling and pictures on the wall in the background. The floor is covered with wood parquet and broken terracotta tiles in front of the oven.
2025-11-11
11.11.2025: Finished the last "rasante" bag yesterday. The fine plaster (10 kg) with color pigments would not be sufficient to level out the unevenness on the upper part. This amount is only sufficient for a maximum of 1,5 - 2 square meters, and I need to plaster over 3 square meters. I'll continue next year in April/May 2026 with additional fineplaster material.

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Side view of a beige plastered stove. Room with wood paneling a TV a blank white paper on the wall in the background. A wooden table with a chair and an electric radiator on a parquet floor can be seen in the background.
2025-11-11
Today, I crawled into the lion’s den once again. ;)
Most of the work I did lying on my stomach, and my thin spatula proved very useful. Since I’m not particularly flexible, I had to switch to my left hand to reach some tricky spots at the top. I almost dipped my nose into the “tiramisù” mortar mix.
Not the prettiest result but functional!

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Semi-circular arches made of red bricks from an oven base built onto a wooden floor. Partly freshly refilled joints.
2025-11-11
11.11.2025: Base coat plaster completed with "rasante" lime plaster. No more plastering work this year (due to material shortages and cold snap).
2 bags of “rasante di livellamento” finished, 1 bag of “cocciopesto 0-3mm” finished.

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Side view of a beige plastered stove. Room with wood paneling and pictures on the wall in the background. The floor is covered with wood parquet.
2025-11-10
Some of my working tools for today. Two jointing trowels, a thin spatula, and a small round-tipped masonry trowel. Good tools for difficult jointing.
The thickness/width of the jointing trowels (approx. 2.5 mm/8mm) in two different lenghts makes it easier to insert the mortar deep into different type of holes.

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Two jointing trowels (a shorter red handled above, a longer blue handled below), a thin spatula, and a small round-tipped masonry trowel laying on a beige plaster surface.
2025-11-10
The old base (semicircular vault) of the oven (35 years old) was built with red bricks. The joints were not laid very neatly and have broken away somewhat over time. Today I refilled and repaired most of the joints.
The bottom row of bricks at the left side in particular was not completely resting on the wooden boards, which leads to uneven load distribution. The stove is not lightweight.
I filled the joints with mortar, hoping that the load will now be better distributed across the entire bricks, the woodfloor and the wooden beams underneath.
Well dedusted and pre-moistened.

#oven #plaster #lime #calce #cocciopesto #romancement #plastering #renovation #work #building #diy #handcraft #craftsmanship
Semi-circular arches made of red bricks from an oven base built onto a wooden floor. Irregularly filled joints.
2025-11-10
Today, I continued working on a difficult section below the oven. I repaired the joints of the old semicircular vault at the base.
I ran out of rasante (again), so I switched to Prompt and continued in a different spot. Progress remains slow but steady. :)
Cocciopesto Prompt with a pinch of citric acid
Tiramisù – 2.5 please – excellent consistency, but not suitable for consumption. :)
I’m glad I added the citric acid (a setting retarder for Prompt Vicat Romancement); otherwise, the mortar mixture with Cocciopesto 1:1 would have set in just 10 minutes instead of 50. This gave me time to focus fully on grouting in difficult and varied positions. The space was a bit cramped, and I had to take a few breaks to relax in between. Had my yoga-working session today.

#oven #plaster #lime #calce #cocciopesto #romancement #plastering #renovation #work #building #diy #handcraft #craftsmanship
A round arch vault of a stove base built with red bricks. Mortar oozes out of the joints in an irregular pattern. A lamp illuminates the left side and casts light on a small square bucket filled with mortar. A small trowel leans against the box.
2025-11-07
Side view of the oven. Things are moving forward.

#oven #plaster #lime #calce #plastering #work #building #diy #handcraft #craftsmanship
Side view of a traditional oven plastered with different types of plaster. The surface is uneven and some heat resistant paper is wrapped arounf a iron support frame which support the abutment stones of the flat vault. In the background is wooden paneling in a room, and a green tile lies on the floor. There is a loose fiberglass mesh on the oven ceiling.
On the right side, there is a light switch and outlet combination and a lamp installed on the wooden ceiling.Side view of a traditional oven plastered with different types of plaster. The surface is uneven and some heat resistant paper is wrapped arounf a iron support frame which support the abutment stones of the flat vault. In the background is wooden paneling in a room, and a green tile lies on the floor. There is a partly embedded fiberglass mesh on the oven ceiling over the iron bars. The side is plaster in a freshly gray-beige plaster.
On the right side, there is a light switch and outlet combination and a lamp installed on the wooden ceiling.Side view of a traditional oven plastered with different types of plaster. The surface is uneven and some heat resistant paper is wrapped arounf a iron support frame which support the abutment stones of the flat vault. In the background is wooden paneling in a room, and a green tile lies on the floor. On the upper ceiling of the oven, red cocciopesto mortar is visible where the transverse iron bars were plastered over. Three sloping mounds are visible at this point.
On the right side, there is a light switch and outlet combination and a lamp installed on the wooden ceiling.

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