Earth Stucco Best for Adobe

Buildings made from earth. A time honored tradition. Using materials at hand, non-toxic to humans, cool in summer, warm in winter. Traditional adobe has always been finished with earth stucco; when it needed repair, the family would all participate with handfuls of mud and stone readily available in the surrounding terrain. A seasonal family affair.

Often modern adobe buildings are finished with cement stucco (with the idea it will be less maintenace) - but the problem is that adobe naturally breathes and transmits moisture in and out. When the moisture is leaving an adobe building finished with cement stucco, the moisture is trapped between the cement and the adobe and dissolves the adobe - not a pretty sight.

Traditional earth stuccos require a periodic coat, but the structure "breathes" with nature and lasts indefinitely.