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  2. Lime plaster - Wikipedia

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    Lime plaster is a type of plaster composed of sand, water, and lime, usually non-hydraulic hydrated lime (also known as slaked lime, high calcium lime or air lime). Ancient lime plaster often contained horse hair for reinforcement and pozzolan additives to reduce the working time.

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    In 1890, New York Coal Tar Chemical Company employees Fred L. Kane and Augustine Sackett developed plaster board [9] by, first, strengthening the plaster with Plaster of Paris sandwiched between heavy paper, creating a viable competitor to traditional lime plaster. [10] Sackett patented the new drywall product as Sackett Board in 1894. [11]

  4. Lime mortar - Wikipedia

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    Lime comes from Old English lim ('sticky substance, birdlime, mortar, cement, gluten'), and is related to Latin limus ('slime, mud, mire'), and linere ('to smear'). [7] Mortar is a mixture with cement and comes from Old French mortier ('builder's mortar, plaster; bowl for mixing') in the late 13th century and Latin mortarium ('mortar'). [7]

  5. Impact of Trump’s proposed tariffs on home insurance - AOL

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    In 2023, 71 percent of lime and gypsum imports to the U.S. came from Mexico, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Lime is a key ingredient in mortar and other construction ...

  6. Plaster - Wikipedia

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    Lime plaster was a common building material for wall surfaces in a process known as lath and plaster, whereby a series of wooden strips on a studwork frame was covered with a semi-dry plaster that hardened into a surface. The plaster used in most lath and plaster construction was mainly lime plaster, with a cure time of about a month. To ...

  7. Lime (material) - Wikipedia

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    Pure lime is pure white and can be used for whitewash, plaster, and mortar. Pure lime is soluble in water containing carbonic acid, a natural, weak acid which is a solution of carbon dioxide in water and acid rain so it will slowly wash away, but this characteristic also produces autogenous or self-healing process where the dissolved lime can ...