Hallo Dries,Te zien aan jouw naam ben je nederlandstalig,Woon je in NL of B ?<br>Ik neem aan dat je al gegoogled hebt naar limewash oftewel kalken,Hier een google resultaat:<br><p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">White
wash is very inexpensive to make and is fairly harmless to goats.
Goldie, our big LaMancha doe, not known for her brains, actually likes
to drink it (though we try not to let her) and many of the goats lick
it off the walls. We have never had a goat get sick from white
wash, so we don't worry about it. The goats will also wear
the wash off when they rub on it, so be prepared to recoat every year
or so. But remember, it's not paint, and it's only a barn, so
you can really just slop it on. </font>
</p><p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">To
make your own white wash, you need lime. There are two kinds of
lime you can buy so be sure you get the right kind: hydrated lime, which
is pure white. It is also called slake lime, builder's lime, or
mason's lime (the old timers at our feed store incorrectly call it "burnt
lime"- DO NOT use burnt lime). Hydrated lime is also very caustic,
so the bag will have a warning on it. The other kind of lime is
light gray and is the kind we use to spread on our barn floor.
It is called "ag lime", "garden lime", "barn lime" or dolomite.
Do not spread hydrated lime on your barn floor. Why do we spread
lime on our barn floor? It provides that antibacterial quality,
dries out, "sweetens" the floor , and Larry says it makes it easier
to clean. </font>
</p><p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Please,
remember that when handling hydrated lime and preparing the white wash
not to breathe the dust from the lime and to wear gloves. I learned
the hard way about the gloves (I hate wearing gloves). The lime
will ravage bare hands. If you do get the wash on your hands it's
a good idea to rub your hands with vinegar; the acid in the vinegar
counter acts the alkaline in the lime. Larry says a little Bag
Balm later helps too. Barn lime on the other hand is not as caustic
and you can handle it with your bare hands without worry. </font>
</p><p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Notes
about this whitewash:</font>
</p><ul><li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">It
will wash off over time if exposed to rain.</font></li><li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">This
is "authentic white wash" and is not paint and is not permanent:
rubs off and sometimes flakes off over time. </font></li><li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">If
you lean against a white washed wall you will end up with white on
your clothes.</font></li><li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I
do not recommend this for home decorating use.</font></li><li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">It
is safe to use inside barns and is not harmful to small animals.</font></li></ul>
<p> </p>
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<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Mix
in a large bucket, a five gallon paint bucket is ideal:</font> </p>
<ul><li> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">3
large coffee cans of hydrated lime (about 12 cups)</font></li><li> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">1
pound or 1 small coffee can of salt (about 4 cups)</font></li><li> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">2
gallons of water</font></li></ul>
<font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">When
you mix this together, mix a little lime/salt, then a little water, then
a little lime, etc. It you just dump it all together it's like stirring
boat anchor. You should let the mixture sit over night, but we usually
just use it right away and have had no problems. </font> <p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The
white wash should be fairly watery, remember it's a wash, not a paint.
Give it a stir once and a while as you use it. </font>
</p><p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">To
use the white wash, just get a big brush and slop it on. Don't
worry about getting it on your clothes, it washes out very easily.
It may seem like it's not covering very well as you paint it on, especially
on new pine 2x4s, but it will whiten up considerably when it's completely
dry, be patient. </font>
</p>Veel plezier met het experimenteren,Caï<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/3/26 Dries Kennes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:drieskennes@versateladsl...">drieskennes@versateladsl...</a>></span><br>
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Helloi Caï<br>
<br>
Can you tell me more about the lime-wash?<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Dries Kennes<br>
<br>
Caï van Hoboken schreef:
<blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div class="h5">Hé Rikki,<br>
<br>
To disencourage the reappearance of "them bugs' you could also make use
of a lime-wash,<br>
once you`ve solved the moister problem.The alkalic surface is also
resistant to fungi,alge and bacteria.<br>
Good luck,Caï<br>
Amsterdam,NL<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">2009/3/18 <a href="mailto:forum@lamaisonenpaille.com" target="_blank">forum@lamaisonenpaille...</a>
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Rikki,<br>
<br>
I don't remember the latin name. Some call them "plaster beetles".<br>
No use killing them (no idea how). They come out of the walls if the<br>
walls are moist and if there are cracks to come out through.<br>
So:<br>
- check out from which walls they come<br>
- vacume one or twice a day<br>
- check if there could be a humidity problem in those walls<br>
- check out where the cracks are (and fill them up once the invasion is<br>
over, so that the wall is a better insulator and will absorb less<br>
moisture from air passing through)<br>
Say: "thank you little beetles" (they are a 'nuisance', not a 'problem')<br>
If they come back again after a year (in the same building) then there<br>
defenitely is a moisture problem in straw!<br>
<br>
Bye,<br>
André<br>
France<br>
<br>
<br>
Rikki Nitzkin a écrit :<br>
<div>> HI all,<br>
><br>
> Just last year I remember asking about how to get rid of them
little<br>
> white insects that sometimes appear in the plaster the first year<br>
> after building...<br>
><br>
> There is another case of them and I want to send the contacts/info
to<br>
> the person menaced with them, but I can't remember what they were<br>
> called (or the when we talked about them) to find them in the Straw<br>
> Archives. Can anyone help me?<br>
><br>
> I seem to remember that the only solution was to kill them...but
with<br>
> what? Any non-toxic/natural solution?<br>
><br>
> thanks,<br>
> Rikki Jennifer Nitzkin<br>
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> <a href="mailto:rikkinitzkin@earthlink..." target="_blank">rikkinitzkin@earthlink...</a>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:rikkinitzkin@earthlink..." target="_blank">rikkinitzkin@earthlink...</a>><br>
<div>> 0034 657 33 51 62<br>
> Aulás, Lleida<br>
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