Armourcoat® Clay Lime Plaster Clime Coarse
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A coarsely textured clay lime plaster with a natural, raw aesthetic.
Application
Suitability for Armourcoat clay lime plaster
- Suitable for seamless internal application to walls and ceilings.
- Suitable for well ventilated areas exposed to moisture, but not suitable as a waterproof finish.
- Can be applied directly to any stable, firm substrate that is ready for decoration such as plastered or rendered masonry (block, brick or concrete), taped and skimmed boards such as plasterboard and GRG (glass-fibre reinforced gypsum), plasterboard surfaces prepared with Armourcoat Anti Crack skim coat, single sheet 18mm primed MDF.
- Substrate must adhere to a tolerance of +- 1 mm/600 mm or +-3 mm/1800 mm.
- Suitable for existing painted walls and ceilings provided the paint is well-adhered to the substrate.
- Not suitable for papered surfaces.
- Also available on pre-manufactured, ready to hang panels.
Materials and number of coats:
- Plasterboard substrates to be prepared with gypsum skim coat and sealer or taped, jointed and sealed by others.
- On unprepared plasterboard: Armourcoat AntiCrack skim coat plaster (typically 3–5 mm) applied by trowel.
- System build-up comprising three-four coats (approximate total ~2 mm).
Description
Armourcoat Clime Coarse is a natural clay and lime plaster with a coarse, matte stone texture.
It is a naturally sustainable wall finish made from abundant raw earth materials such as unfired clay, limestone and recycled marble. It is a durable, breathable and sustainable wall finish that has been responsibly developed to maximize longevity, well-being and aesthetics whilst minimizing environmental impact.
It is water vapour-permeable and as such is suitable for traditional plastered masonry, including historic buildings.
Product attributes:
- Zero VOC.
- Indoor Air Comfort (IAC) Gold status.
- Completely non-combustible: A1 reaction to fire classification, according to EN 13501-1:2018.
- Low embodied carbon: 0.578 kg CO2e/m2 (A1-A3).
- High recycled content: 75%
- Durable.
- Cement free.
- Naturally breathable.
- Sealed using natural olive oil soap sealer.
- Helps to regulate humidity.
- Resistant to mould and mildew.
- Biodegradable.
- Can be recycled.
- Colour matching service available.
- Developed, manufactured, installed and guaranteed by Armourcoat in the UK.
- Suitable for use with Armourcoat Anticrack, a reinforced gypsum skim-coat plaster which resists cracking at board joints and significantly improves impact resistance and durability of plasterboard construction. AntiCrack is a preparatory product that removes the need to use a gypsum skimcoat or tape and joint unprepared plasterboard walls.
General information
Color | Beige Black Blue Bronze Brown Manufacturer guidance15 standard colours available plus bespoke colour matching service |
Finish | Waxed Guidance for specification option: Sealed with a natural olive oil soap sealer as standard. Manufacturer guidanceCoarsely textured finish. |
Material | Clay Marble Lime |
Shape | Formless |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | 2 mm Guidance for specification option: Slight variation can occur due to the hand applied nature of the product. Manufacturer guidanceNominal thickness |
Warranty description | Ten year |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | M20/42 Multicoat proprietary plaster M20/220 Multicoat proprietary plaster |
Specification data - Clay plasters
Colour | 001 Clime White.002 Sea Salt.003 Venato Pink.004 Portland.005 Kaolin.006 Cotswold Stone.007 Marl Silt.008 Maple Fudge.009 Bamburgh Sand.010 Old Putty.011 Light Porphory.012 Red Clay.013 Milled Lead.014 Parma Blue.015 Bonfire Ash.Custom colour. |
Reaction to fire | To EN 13501-1:2018: A1. |
VOC content | BREEAM International, exemplary level / Indoor Air Comfort, pass / Indoor Air Comfort Gold, pass / French CMR components, A+ / French VOC Regulation, pass / Italian CAM Edilizia, pass / ABG/AGBB, pass / Belgian Regulation, pass / CDPH, pass. Manufacturer guidanceVOC Content / Emissions. |
Weight | 2.9 kg/m². |
Thickness | 2 mm. |
Sealer | Soap sealer as standard. |
Recycled content (minimum) | 75%. |
Location | As drawing. Guidance for specification option: Show dimensions, also edge, corner and shadow joint beads by main contractor. |
Preparatory reinforcing skimcoat | Not required. Armourcoat anti-crack. Guidance for specification option: Applied to pre-beaded plasterboard substrates where joints are left open in the top layer by 3–4 mm. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | Italy |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Clay Marble Lime |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | 0.58 kg CO₂ eq/m² |
Recyclability | Yes |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 75 % Manufacturer guidanceUses pre-consumer recycled crushed marble. |
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Literature
Armourcoat Clay Lime Plaster Clime Coarse - Technical Document
Armourcoat Clay Lime Plaster Clime Coarse - LEED Statement
Case studies
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