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   CloudHidden | Jun 28, 2002 07:34pm | #1

   It's called parging, and here's an article that tells a bit about it.

   http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/leonard57.html

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   Piffin | Jun 29, 2002 04:47am | #2

   Hey Cloud Hidden,

   You a fan of Backwoodshome too?Excellence is its own reward!

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   CloudHidden | Jun 29, 2002 07:37am | #3

   I'm a fan of wherever I can find good work to learn from or admire, but I gotta admit to googling that one be/c I wasn't sure of all the spellings and mixes. I know how I've done it, and a coupla masons, but wasn't sure if that way was universal. What do you like about that magazine...I may have to look at it more.

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   Piffin | Jun 30, 2002 03:52am | #4

   There's quite an assortment of rags that deal with living out in the boonies or back on the edge, the stepchildren of the old Mother earth news... Some of them get a little weird. Back Woods Home is the most well balanced and reasonable and has some political editorializing that is very thought provoking. Their articles about how to... are more often written by somebody who has actually had some traning and experience which makes it down to earth instead of full of zealous DIY zombies giving each other bad advice. I hadn't ever been to their website until now so I've bookmarked the home link for them.

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   cwpp1 | Jun 30, 2002 06:02pm | #5

   On houses with exposed cinder blocks I always ask my mason to parg the cinderblocks. He took mortar mix and covered the block.

   First make sure the blocks are damp.Then mix type N mortar cement, sand and a little portland cement with water to where it will spread easliy. Take a trowel and spread the mix. Before it drys wipe it down with a damp sponge.

   That give you a sandy finish. You can forget the portland cement if you use type S mortar

   Charlie

   Charlie