Clay Construction Techniques

Overview of
different applications with
Tierrafino Clay products

Clay Construction Techniques

This document provides an overview of the various clay construction techniques that are possible with Tierrafino Clay Products.
Such as: BASE, DURO, FINISH, clay Paints and how to use them on different surface materials.

Shown: A side view of the Tierrafino demonstration panel

Description of materials used:

Fermacell RK glued, 100 mm wide tape with glass fiber reinforced. TierraCol Contact clay 3
mm roughened with a metal comb. 5 mm BASE S2 without straw, smoothly plastered with Listro
Iquitos green.
Finishing with other clay construction products is possible of course.

Description of materials used:

Clay plate 22 mm, jute 150 mm reinforced, TierraCol Contact 3 mm roughened with a
metal comb, 5 mm BASE S2 smoothly plastered without straw and with DryPaint in four
polishes thin layers on a high-gloss finish. Finishing with other clay construction products is possible.

Description of materials used:

Gutex wood fiber insulation board 20 mm, WEM heating system, 20 mm BASE with straw S1, roughened with metal comb, 10 mm BASE S1 with straw and glass fiber reinforcement over it. Maximum 5 mm BASE S1 with straw, smoothly plastered. I-Paint Nassau Orange. Finishing with other clay construction products is possible.

Description of materials used:

Plasterboard with the joints and holes filled. Tierrafino Contact primer, 3 mm Tierrafino FINISH Delphi white. For other finishes such as DURO, T-Paint, DryPaint and I-Paint, level the substrate completely with Gypsum or TierraCol 3 – 5 mm.

Description of materials used:

20 mm Wedi-Board, primer Ardex P51, 4 mm Ardex A950, glass fiber reinforced, 3 mm Ardex A950, roughened with a textured roller, 4 – 5 mm Tierrafino Stone (Tadelakt) 5% Gomera gray and 95% Delphi white, diamond shaped sgraffito.

Description of materials used:

Reed, 10 mm BASE S2 without straw, 10 mm BASE S2 without straw, 3 mm Tierrafino FINISH Dover-white rough finished. Other Finishes such as DURO, T-Paint, I-Paint and DryPaint are also possible of course.

Description of materials used:

Stone mesh, 10 mm BASE S2 without straw, 10 mm BASE S2 without straw. Left side: Maximum 3.5 mm Tierrafino FINISH Gomera gray with 10% mother-of-pearl, scouring pad and brushed. Right side: 5 mm Tierrafino BASE White, treated with a rough abrasive sponge. Other finishes naturally possible.

Description of materials used:

Gutex wood fiber insulation board 40 mm, 3 mm TierraCol, 100 mm wide glass fiber reinforcement, 10 mm BASE S2 with straw, DryPaint in two layers, painted. Other finishes also possible.

Description of materials used:

Brick. Left side: 8 mm BASE S1 with straw and 2 mm DURO Dover white, stainless steel plaster profile. Right side: primer Ardex P51, 4 mm Ardex A950, fiberglass reinforcement, 3 mm Ardex A950, roughened with a textured roller, Tierrafino STONE (Tadelakt) 4 – 5 mm Gomera gray with Hare sgrafitto.

Description of materials used:

Ytong blocks. Right side: 6 mm TierraCol and T-Paint Gomera, stainless steel plaster profile. Left side: primer Ardex P51, 3 mm Ardex A950, glass fiber reinforcement, 2 mm Ardex A950, textured roller roughened and Tierrafino STONE (Tadelakt) Dover white 4-5 mm.

TIERRAFINO OFFERS:

Tierrafino FINISH: leemstuc * Lehmputz * clay plaster * enduits de terre

Tierrafino Antique Provence: leemgladstuc * Lehmglattputz * smooth clay plaster * enduits de terre lis

Tierrafino DURO: leemfijnstuc * Lehmfeinputz * fine clay plaster * enduits de terre fine
Tierrafino STONE: Original Moroccan Tadelakt
Tierrafino i-Paint: interieur leemverf * Lehmfarbe * clay paint * peinture á l’argile
Tierrafino BASE: basisleemstuc * Basislehmputz * clay skim coat * plátre bas
Tierrafino Listro: leem-glansstuc * Glanzlehm * clay stucco * stuc á l’argile
Tierrafino T-Paint : stucverf * Lehm-Streichputz * clay plaster-paint * enduit brossé
Tierrafino DryPaint: interieur leemverf * Lehmfarbe * clay paint * peinture á l’argile
TierraCol: hechtleem * kleefleem * Haftlehm * clay-primer * couche d’accroche á l’argile
Tierrafino Contact : primer * Haftgrund * Primeur * couche d’accroche
Tierrafino Fix : leemversteviger * Lehmfestiger * clay fixative * ducisseur l’enduit
stucmateriaal * Stuckmaterial * plaster material * matériel de platre leembouwprodukten * Lehmbaumaterial * earthbuilding products * produits de batiment de la terre / aanverwante producten * Zubehör * additieven * accessories / pigments / gereedschap * Werkzeug * tools * outils

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