LA TYROLIENNE®, why this name ?

Because in the past, bricklayers from the Tyrol were specialised in decorating roughcast walls.

In order to produce fine or less fine roughcasts, these craftsmen used a birch brush with great skill. They would dip it in a cement slurry and then, facing the wall, they would tap the brush against their lower arm in successive taps to obtain in « drops » thus producing a speckled effect.

This movement of the hand against the arm would later give rise, for us, to the Locked Trigger® principle.

COLOUR

To obtain immediately the final color of the « cement + sand + oxide liquid mix » take some of this mix on the trowel and dry rapidly over a flame.

INTERIOR ROUGHCAST / RUSTIC ROUGHCAST

When the final layer of roughcast has been accomplished and before it pulls (dry), pass the float to crush the grain very lightly. Rough points may thus be eliminated and only the hollows (holes) will remain giving the grain a rustic appearance and making it soft to the touch.

RETOUCHING THE GRAIN

At any time you may add a few projection turns here and there to make the grain uniform and even. Similarly, it is very easy, using a screen, to touch up the grain where desired.

FILLING A BOTTOM

It is possible to fill a bottom using the rendering machine. To do so, you need merely increase the adjustment very slightly by adding two additional notches, and by turning the crank faster then to smooth with the blow for obtain an uniform coat on which you can roughcast

Various roughcast patterns made with Le Moustic® of LTPI