Two coats of render

In the last weeks, we have been busy with rendering the walls. The bales will be coated with three coats of earthen render - a mix of sand and clay (the top coats also have some lime for weather protection). We now have the first two coats on, with the last one to follow after the windows and doors are in.

Unfortunately the weather was quite hot when we rendered for the second time (just before Christmas!) and some cracks have appeared. We will now focus on finalising the detail and fixing some of the most damaged areas, although the final coat will provide a beautiful smooth finish in any case (we hope!).