Mud plaster

Clay soil is one of the most ancient, rudimentary, yet effective natural building materials on the planet. Besides being naturally abundant, clay has unique properties that make it not only suitable but very desirable as a natural plaster finish.

Here's a look at the process of plastering walls in our straw bale home, using a finish clay plaster recipe.

Tsuchi Japanese Mud Wall Finish

Here's a detailed recipe for making your own clay plaster, and instructions for applying the plaster to a light clay straw wall.

Baba's restaurant draws its inspiration from the architecture styles of rural havelis and houses of Punjab. The idea is to create an upcycled space with a traditional material pallette from around the context. The entrance alley is a longitudinal monolithic axis created using mud plaster/phuska and depicts the bazaar streetscape using different volumes, elements and layers. Masons and artisans were brought in from the neighbouring villages to create the phuska mixture and apply it on the…

The beauty of Indian plasters is that it utilises different natural derivatives from trees and herbs to increase the molecular strength, termite resistance and water repelling quality. Kitchen ingredients like

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Light Wells, Mud Plaster Wall & Window

Want to recreate the look of plaster on your walls? Here's the step-by-step on how to DIY plaster walls with drywall mud.