Making or were to get white wash from

agricontract

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Location
Merseyside
Not sure which section to put this in mods move if this not correct place but I either want to make or buy some white wash any one know a recipe or any one who sells it thanks in advance olly
 

Happy

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Location
Scotland
Used to whitewash inside walls of cattle sheds every year.
Just mixed bags of hydrated lime with water.
Nasty, horrible stuff to work with that would catch in the back of your throat but once mixed up was OK.

For garden wall just bought product called Snowcem. Don't know if either are still available but bound to be modern ready to buy equilelants out there.
 
I use half hydrated lime and half snowcrete mixed up pretty thick. The snowcrete makes it last longer.The shed in this picture was done 9 years ago.
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Old Boar

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Location
West Wales
Snowcem is Portland cement with tints. Whitewash is just lime. It depends on the finish you want - whitewash is much more traditional, but does tend to flake. For true tradition, add some bulls blood for a tint of pink. Snowcem is like a thin render and lasts, but does not "breath" like lime so you can get damp problems if you do not have a damp proof course like most old houses round here.
 

wr.

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Breconshire
We mix it in a 40 gallon water trough with a pressure washer.
Empty 1 bag of hydrated lime into the trough. Add about a pint of clean engine oil and a couple of pints of PVA glue. Use the washer to add the water, holding the nozzle in the lime to start with and gradually lifting it just out of the mixture to give it a really thorough mixing. Don't attempt to use the pressure washer to apply the mix as someone I heard of did. o_O
We use a soft floor brush to apply the wash. Have been doing it now for about forty years and learned from my father who learned from his father, although they didn't have the PVA in those days. The PVA makes the finished coat more durable and weather proof.
Spilt whitewash should be left to dry before brushing with a cane brush. Attempting to brush it wet will leave you with a mess.
Good luck.
 

Old Boar

Member
Location
West Wales
Lime wash is the stuff that boils up and needs skill to work it. It was the law to whitwash the inside of a cow house round here, and you could be fined if you did not do it twice a year! It has some antibacterial properties, but the EHO do not allow it any more as it has a tendancy to flake into your cakes etc...
 
Location
East Mids
The stuff I use does not 'boil up' you just have to be careful to not get it in eyes. It is already a v thick putty just needs diluting down, allows buildings to breathe.
 
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