Just realized my adobe wall repair method was all wrong after a neighbor stopped by

I had been using regular joint compound to patch cracks in my adobe walls for years. Last spring a neighbor who restores old adobes told me that stuff traps moisture and will make the cracks worse. He showed me how to mix mud with straw and a little lime instead. I tried his method on a 3 foot crack in my living room and it actually blended in perfect. Now I only use traditional adobe mix and my walls look way better. Has anyone else gotten bad advice on adobe repair around here?

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cooper.mark14d ago

Yeah that joint compound trap is real bad for adobe lol. Glad you caught it before the whole wall started crumbling out.

matthewgonzalez14d ago

@cooper.mark did you use a vapor barrier behind it or nah?