Jun
17
2016

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Earthen Floor Installation, Part Three

by Going Slowly

With just a day's drying time for the first layer of basecoat, it's time to reinforce the earthen floor with burlap, and put on another layer of mix.

We peek in from the doorway to check out the progress:

Slip-Soaked Burlap Between Earthen Floor Layers One and Two Slip-Soaked Burlap Between Earthen Floor Layers One and Two

By the end of the day, the second layer of basecoat is finished.

Our Cottage, Second Layer of Earthen Floor Applied

And now we wait...


In other earthen floor news, Liz mixed up some finish coat samples to show us options for color, We both opted for the one on the right, which we think is prettier, and it uses local clay.

Earthen Floor Topcoat Samples