Finished earthen floor

04 December 2014
09:04

English.
After applying 4 layers of linseed oil with increasing percentages of turpentine, the earthen floor is finished. The colour is a nice warm matte brown and the surface is quite flat and smooth although not perfectly regular, which gives it a not unwelcome rustic feel. It is quite hard but at the same time quite porous, which makes it somewhat difficult to maintain clean. For example the application of a third and final layer of lime wash on the walls caused some whites stains which were difficult to erase.

It is not completely watertight and to achieve this several layers with wax are needed, but for the moment I will do without them.

The electric wall sockets could be firmly attached to the wooden OSB boards of the wall on which the straw bales rest.

Español.
Después de aplicar 4 capas de aceite de linaza con porcentajes cada vez mayores de trementina, el suelo de barro está acabado. El color es de un caluroso marrón mate y la superficie es bastante plana y lisa, aunque no perfectamente regular, lo que da un toque rustico. Es duro pero a la vez bastante poroso, y eso dificulta mantenerlo limpio. Por ejemplo la aplicación de una tercera y última capa de cal sobre las paredes causó manchas blancas que resultaron difíciles de quitar.

No es cien por cien impermeable, para eso hace falta aplicar unas capas con cera, de aos cuales de momento voy a prescindir.

Los enchufes de pared se han podido fijar bastante bien en los tableros de OSB sobre los cuales descansan las balas de paja de la pared.

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