Lime Stucco from American Clay Enterprises

Lime stucco was long ago replaced in the mainstream by portland-cement-based stuccos, which are cheaper and quicker to install. But lime has been kept alive by preservationists who insist on using it on historic structures, natural builders who apply it to strawbale buildings, and other adherents who appreciate lime’s aesthetics, durability, and arguably smaller carbon footprint. Now American Clay Enterprises of Albuquerque, New Mexico, which has been successful in popularizing traditional earthen plasters, hopes to lead a broader revival by bringing a lime stucco to the national market.

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