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Whitewash Ingredients Unlike conventional paint, whitewash is made with relatively few ingredients and it’s so simple, in fact you can make it at home. Just mix together masonry lime, table salt, and warm water, and you have a batch of whitewash. While the simple rustic look of plain white on brick or stone is popular, sometimes it is nice to have some colour. Fortunately, there are a number of dyes which can be used to colour the whitewash. What is the difference between whitewash and paint? If you are considering painting or repainting your house, this question has probably crossed your mind. What are the advantages of whitewashing? Why should I use whitewash instead of paint? Isn’t whitewashing an out-of-date technique? Will whitewash make my house look old? It’s true, there are several differences between whitewashing and painting, and it is also true that whitewashing is an older technique. Despite this, whitewashing remains a popular alternative to more traditional ...

The costal region houses built from these red bricks of laterite are very suitable for living in costal’s humid atmosphere. These bricks are used in constructing the cottage or the steps made in the highlands of Karavali, the rock compounds built around the coconut gardens, temples, houses and the pathways. The grass blooming on these Lateritic brick mines during the rainy season looks really beautiful. It is also an unforgettable experience to see colourful flowers blooming on the laterite plateaus in the monsoon. Laterite is a beatiful gold-and-red coloured stone, with a wonderful earthy tone, that was very commonly used as a building material in  regions of   Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Laterite has the peculiar property of being soft when newly quarried, but being hard and compact on exposure to the air. It is a highly weathered material, rich in secondary oxides of iron, aluminium or both. Types of laterite The later...

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