Introduction
The Marrakeshi Tadellaker are indeed the guarantors and the guards of this know-how often sullied by number of learners the Tadellak that we see appearing, on our Europeans walls, Surfaces based on limes with Tadellakt only the name and very often exorbitant price in report of their qualities of mediocre of waterproof and of solidity, without speaking about their aesthetic and sensual aspect very far from what made the reputation of the true Tadellakt to be known: a particular softness and a hold in the light which gives a genuine and protective character in architecture.
The mixture
Mix the lime and the water up to the getting of a very flexible homogeneous paste. Let it rest (in air) at the very least 2 days (according to the temperature) before mixing the pigments according to desired colour.
The support
Favour a support coated with mortar of lime or with cement. It is important to accomplish a perfectly homogeneous coating and to finish it in the Tyrolienne for a better eye-catcher of Tadelakt. If the coating of the support is badly applied, your Tadellakt will have big chances to crack or to come down of your wall. Therefore bring a very particular attention in the treatment of your support.
Application
Wet the support copiously the day before the day of pose. - Anchor copiously with the help of big brushes the surface to be treated just before the application of Tadellaket
(1) - Apply with a trowel the coat of coating of lime the thickness of which must lightly be superior to the diameter of the biggest grains contained in lime.
(2) - Talochez the entirety of the surface.
(3) - Wait one instant (according to the surrounding temperature), then slick the surface with the help of the trowel.
(4) - Wait until the catch is made and any marks of tools or stains of water don't appear on the sluck surface then begin your polishing gently with the help of your pebble without that producing squeak. It is one of the most delicate instants of the application of Tadelaket, and it is after numerous experiments supervised by the Tadellaker from this instant mattering that your job will be able to be improved.
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5) - finish your polishing in the pebble and with a very fine spatula, all angles and along plinths by paying very much attention not to take down Tadellakt of the wall.
(6) - The following day, you must re-polish your surface using your pebble by having looking after to cross a wool dishcloth force-fed with water blended in some soft soap.
(7) - Let rest your wall in Tadellakt several days, see several weeks according to the humidity of air and surrounding temperature before nourishing it in white wax by shining it usong a very soft and very flexible wool paintbrush as they shine the leather of a footwear.
Conclusion
If all itq stages are perfectly accomplished, you should see appearing on your Tadellakt a light microcomputing fissures, which give to your wall surface its genuineness and its cachet. Remain, also, to control your miscellany of pigments or colouring agents to give to your Tadellakt desired colours and waited images. Then, only, you will be able to say that you controlled the true technology of application of Tadellakt as the Marrakshi Tadellaker.
For this realization, you need :
> Lime of Marrakesh (in powder).
> Natural pigments or colouring.
> Soft black soap of Morocco.
> Natural white wax.
> Water.
> Concrete mixer and Tyrolienne.
> Medium trowel with pointed end.
> Wooden boxes on different dimensions.
> Big round brush for anchoring of the support.
> Pebbles sawed in two then polished by dimensions and in different forms according to surfaces to be accomplished.
> Wool dishcloths and woollen very flexible paintbrush of sheep.
> Very fine spatulas for smoothing.
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