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<br>Hello Everybody,<br>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">I’m
building my house in Belgium and I just started rendering the bales on the
outside with clay (loam).</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">I added
some ulexite (sodium calcium borate, a natural mineral) against fungus. I’ve also added soda
(sodium carbonate). This lowers the viscosity of the clay so I can use less
water which should give me less drying shrinkage.</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">Anybody any
experience with these materials?</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">Best
Regards,</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">Cas</span></p> </body>
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