Plastered!

Plaster Meister Mr. Marsh beginning the mud room.

Second mate.

Getting down to it at ground level.

Ben Metzger of Metzger Green Building and his crew decided that the fiberglass mesh was not a good idea after all. The plaster would not adhere to the Faswall, with mesh applied beforehand, thus it all came down.............much faster than the time it took us to put it up! Oh well, some things we learned the hard way.

Ben in fine form.

Les working on the front of the house.

Mix Meister Bill says "What would they do without me?". Bill mixed plaster for the entire house. We know he had a very sore arm at the end, but his grin never went away. Thanks Bill!

Dennis, Jared and Tyson reach lofty heights. As you can see we were very lucky with the weather. Only after all the house was covered did it rain.

Michael and Ben working on their lime recipe.

Ben tackled the difficult areas. He is like a monkey on the ladders and scaffolding.

Making the most of the afternoon sun for the second story.

Back wall almost completed.

The Gary and Kirk Wall before graffiti!

Kirk hosing things down to keep the walls moist, to prevent cracking. Frequent watering was necessary for the first few days after plaster application.

Front of house after the first coat. It started raining so everything had to be covered with waterproof tarps.

Ready for the unveiling.