Tadelakt

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Tadelakt plastered wall

The Tadelakt (also Taddelakt ; spoken Tade-lakt ; from tamazight dellek "knead, crush"; Arabic: تدلاكت) is an ancient Moroccan lime plaster . The strong compression during processing ( lime pressing technique ) results in a high strength and water resistance of the coating as well as a glossy effect.

The watertightness is based on the water-insolubility of lime soaps , which is also used in the Opus-signinum technique.

According to oral tradition, Tadelakt was developed several thousand years ago by Berbers for sealing cisterns. Later it was also further developed for hammams , the oriental steam baths , for high-quality glossy plaster and finally also used for palaces.

processing

Tadelakt is obtained from a natural, highly hydraulic shell limestone (as slaked lime ) from the region around Marrakech . During processing, Tadelakt is applied with a trowel, smoothed with a wooden board and / or plastic spatula and then compacted and polished with semi-precious stones such as agate . As with the Stucco lustro , the surface is hydrophobicized with black olive oil soap. The lime and components of the soap combine to form poorly soluble in water lime soap . The basic mass, the tadelakt powder, is light gray and can be colored as desired with color pigments that are stirred into the wet mass before application. Original Moroccan tadelakt powder is mixed with water and can then be processed for a few days after being hermetically sealed.

Applications

Tadelakt washbasin

Tadelakt is used to produce coatings for walls (inside and outside), floors, bathtubs, sinks, table tops and the like. Traditionally, Tadelakt is used in Morocco by Berbers who pass the knowledge on from generation to generation. Tadelakt is now used worldwide.

See also

literature

  • Michael Johannes Ochs: Tadelakt. An old cleaning technique rediscovered . Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-421-03665-0
  • Gerd Ziesemann, Martin Krampfer: Tadelakt . Sehlem 2007. ISBN 978-3-000-21809-5
  • Ralf Neite: Addicted to Tadelakt . Magazine The Folder . 2006, ISSN  0025-2697
  • Wolfgang Raith: Lehm - Tadelakt - Kalk: instruction book for building practice. Tervehn, Ditzingen 2005, ISBN 3-935470-04-5

Web links

Commons : Tadelakt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ( page no longer available , search in web archives: Tadelakt - symbiosis of tradition, naturalness and sophisticated design ), at tadelakt.de@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.tadelakt.de