Commentary about tractors and construction equipment, trying to decide which would best check the all boxes, various factors and finally coming to a decision.

Short update as to how the lime top coat is drying and noting some cracking in the corners where the material was put on too thick.

The failure of the lime plaster in the corners is quite obvious now, hollow sounding and picking at the cracks with fingers reveals how bad it is, as the entire corner crumbles away from the wall. I ponder some of the reason why I think it's so bad and am further taken aback by how easy it is to cut into the plaster with my pocket knife. It did not harden back like a rock!

The new window cases are in and the new windows as well. Plus the large cracks are filled in and ready for the first wall flattening layer of sand and portland.

Also some foreshadowing to upcoming tractor videos this spring.

Update on the first bedroom's lime walls cracking in the corners and discussion on what to do to fit it.

We're getting serious now with demolition of the 2nd basement bedroom walls in this video as we go through all the issues of the old walls and windows. Finishing up with fresh new concrete and ready to install new window cases.

Commentary about the Type N test cards made on the day I made my first Type N mixture. Discovering that the Type N acts more like Quick Lime than Type S Lime; so much so that it needs to Slake for a minimum of 3 months before it can be used as a plater.

Mixing up Lime Type "N" to make Lime Putty and discussing the differences noted between the previous Type "S" mix.

Showing the test sample card of quicklime taken at the time of mixing it with water and how it can not be used unless it has had time to slake.
Also comparing it with various Hydrated Type S lime test sample cards.

Talking about where to get lime and ideas on how to get your hands on some lime without paying high shipping fees.

Commentary about plaster failure, mistakes and the process of learning from error.

Preparation for troweling on the brown coat (second layer) and discussing the problem with all the sand that keeps falling off of the now completely dried scratch coat.

Decided that the 2 Sands to 1 Lime ratio was based on dry weight of the lime, not volume of the putty buckets... so for the brown coat made the mix based on dry weight of the lime which seems to be the more correct mixture.

Post commentary about the heavier lime putty application and the following day condition of the drying and cracking brown coat.

Outdoors today, mixing two 5 gallon buckets of fresh quicklime to 20 gallons of water in a HDPE barrel. The reaction of the quicklime to the water is quite entertaining, producing lots of steam, heat and geyser like noises, throwing up a mess of boiling soup out of the barrel several times.

Commentary and video showing the 2nd basement bedroom before doing any work. Examples of the old stucco/plaster breaking off from the wall and a general visual record of how the room looked at the beginning.

Commentary on how the lime scratch coat is drying, different walls that are drying slower and how the dried areas have an unusual amount of sand that is falling off when brushed.

Mixing Hydrated Type "S" Lime into Lime Putty.
One 50# bag of hydrated lime makes three 5 gallon buckets of lime putty.
Prepping buckets for lime soaking.

Discussing the ratio of lime to sand, whether to do it by the weight of the dry bag or the wet volume of the putty to sand. Product information of Western Miracle Hydrated Type "S" Lime and talking about getting a donation of 15 buckets of Quicklime from Pete Lien & Sons at their lime mine and kiln production location.

Talking about working lime plaster into wooden lath and in general the take away for a first timer working with lime and lath.

Talking about the scratch coat Lime on concrete walls then moving on to the application of Plaster Weld bonding agent on wooden lath walls with Hydrated Type "S" Lime plaster, and scratching tool.

Portland stucco post discussion and prepping for Lime Plaster work.

Continuation of lath installation, showing of post window installation and review of the preparation of a Portland and sand mix wall stucco.

Review of prepping the walls by painting them with a mixture of binding agent and Portland slurry, then patching and filling in holes/cracks in the basement concrete walls with a Portland/sand mixture.

Then a first look and attempt at installing plaster Lath on a single wall.

The beginning of a basement renovation by a crafty Beaver where I show how the room looked at the start, plans and challenges of the expected remodeling project with the goal of transforming the room using lime to plaster the walls. -BeaverBusiness.net