Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c76.198

v2.c76.198

In the modern Jaipur method, lime used for preparing the ground is at first perfectly slaked. It must remain under water for a week or more. After this, sand, double in proportion to the unslaked lime, is added. This mixture is thoroughly ground. This plaster can then be used on rough stone or brick walls. The plaster is applied in thin coating after wetting the wall. It is thoroughly pressed into the joints and crevices and beaten edge-ways with thin strips of wood till it becomes slightly dry. Then it is again wetted and another thin coat applied. This process is repeated again and again till the plaster is at last a quarter of an inch thick. Then it is carefully levelled and allowed to dry.