Waterproofing cob with banana leaves?🌱🍌
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2018
- Is it possible to make a banana leaf waterproofing agent for cob or earthen walls? In this video I will use a decoction method from Peru and another technique from Ghana. Natural alternatives to waterglass, risky lime plastering, non-permeable boiled linseed oil, etc. are out there, but it’s hard to find recipes and videos. So, I am investigating techniques that are used worldwide, and if possible, I will put them to the test! Comments? Ideas? Let me know, and we will join forces to find natural and cheaper alternatives together man!!
Links to documents that give you more info on the subject:
How to make a decoction: www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Decoction
Peru technique: www.jurina.it/10/2012/02/2001_...
Ghana technique, section 1.2: repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewc...
Let’s make the world of cob easy and accessible for every man on the planet! 
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Prickly pear's juice, from the peruvian book :
Never heard of banana leaf mulch before👍. I have high stone base, cob then slate top for my wall, but now your video Leon has as ever given me more to consider, thanks
thanks Mak Tea!
Love the research and time you take to make this videos for us to watch🤙🏽
you're welcome! Glad you like it!
Using cow dung mix with cob also extend the life of cob deterioration due to weather condition.
Man you´re video´s are super enjoyable and informative to watch. (beter dan klokhuis oid, echt top productie niveau)
I am not sure why you´re subscribers havent gone into the millions :)
Keep going with the video´s !
Wow, that's too much! Thanks!! Right now I have no projects going, but I'm sure I'll find something fun to create (making the video's is part of the fun 😉) sometime in the future! Groetjes!! Leon
Hallo Leon, Graag zou ik contact met je willen over een project in Friesland waar we ook cob ideeën wilen realiseren. Kan ik je emailadres krijgen?
Groeten Linda
By the way when i read the scond book about the banana leaf decoction, didn't have you forgotten this part ? >
Salute
There is also Casein - whitewash that is waterproofing. 80% white cheese, 20% lime, (from memory)
Destructive distillation (producer gas extraction) of banana leaves might give you a useful waterproofing tar. Interesting video.
interesting idea! Pine tar is created in a similar way in order to protect wood. That would be very interesting to try!
Interesting ! The problem with tar is that is usually toxic for water and whoever is in contact with it..
I'll try soon.
Thanks!! Look forward to your conclusions!
If you want to waterproof earthen structures, use tadelakt.
You should try it instead as a moisture barrier instead of plastic. Use the whole leaves.
Thanks! Will remember that!
Hello, It's a great informative video. Do you have any idea if colocasia leaves work like this?
I honestly have no idea. If you can find them cheap, just try it by using one of the methods I described in the video. You never know, it might be a winner..
Great topic Leon! Ive got myself a rocket mass Heather but it cracks once in a while besides fuel hole. Its a common problem but do you know any mix with can help prevent cracks?? Greetings
Hey Kulka!! Great to hear from you. What I did with my fuel hole, I added a really thick layer of cob around it. I't is over 10 inches thick at some parts. This prevents it from cracking. If it did crack, i would repair it several times with new cob until it stopped cracking. Hope this helps! Take care!
Its used india from centuries
Now that is good news. Can you explain how it is done? I live on the other side to the planet and no one can tell me how it is done, so I would appreciate it a lot!
Hi , did u try banana stem liquid instead of leaf ?
No I didn't, because all resources talk about banana leaves. Thats just might do the trick, thanks!
Will this work if we'll make an anti-repellent mask filter?
Wow, how do you do that?
Thanks for the research. Have you tried persimmon juice as used by Japanese?
Hey, sorry to respond so late 😬 I haven’t tried that yet! Have you heard or seen it somewhere online or have you used it yourself? It might just work in combination with jaggery (first melasses from sugar cane) that is used in India.
@@Le0nski given that persimmon & banana rarely grow in the same area, I suspect they are different techniques. have a paper umbrella waxed with it. I haven't used it yet. I used linseed oil on external side of wall.
@@PermacultureVisions Great! I will be chasing persimmon recipies!