{"id":1330,"date":"2016-12-16T10:03:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T10:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2016-12-16T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T10:03:47","slug":"getting-plastered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/?p=1330","title":{"rendered":"Getting Plastered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The festive season is upon us and following our flurry of activity, we&#8217;re getting plastered!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We are very lucky that we found Jeremy Lile, and even luckier that he was happy to help us out with Easterdown. Jeremy is a restoration plasterer. He works mostly\u00a0on old buildings. Tower of London, Kitchen at Windsor Castle to name but a few.<\/p>\n<p>One of the guiding principles of Easterdown is &#8216;Reinventing the old in light of the new&#8217;. Jeremy has reinvented\/reimagined plastering techniques for old buildings based on historic references, but in the knowledge that many of the old techniques have been lost or are\u00a0impractical, such as plastering by hand with no trowels.\u00a0The old equipment, the\u00a0mills for the materials have changed. This changes the nature of the materials and how they can be used.<\/p>\n<p>His\u00a0plaster, a mixture of Earth, Lime, Hemp and Sand is the result of his years of experimentation to recreate Earth plasters that are sympathetic to old buildings and not impractical to use. He told us that\u00a0the earth makes the plaster stick to the walls like sh*t to a blanket. We&#8217;ll see!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy arrives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1331\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-8.jpg 960w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-8-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-8-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1332\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2-3.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2-3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2-3-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starts in on the Earth\/lime plaster for the soffits and mesh around the windows (that we installed under his instruction)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1333\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2.jpg 960w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a slightly different mix because it uses horse hair. The main plaster for the basecoats of the walls will use hemp instead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1339\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9.jpg 960w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Closeup of the hair<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1340\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10.jpg 960w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few months ago he arrived with a tipper trailer and dumped a tonne of soil from local Stogumber for me to sieve.\u00a0Mike has a bad back, so I did all of that myself!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1341\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-1-1.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-1-1-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-1-1-768x443.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-1-1-1024x591.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is Chris with the mix. The white stuff at the front is hemp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1336\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Putting it all on the walls<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1337\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7.jpg 960w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First coat on.\u00a0WOW! Doesn&#8217;t it look great?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1338\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8.jpg 960w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My oh my!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1334\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-1.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-1-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-1-768x571.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-1-1024x762.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1335\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1143\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-1.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-1-300x268.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-1-768x686.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-1-1024x914.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The top coat will be white. But this looks amazing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The festive season is upon us and following our flurry of activity, we&#8217;re getting plastered!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carpenteroak","category-building-phase-2","category-roderick-james-architects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1342,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions\/1342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.easterdown.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}