Terpaille&Co is a registered activity in France (Siren no. 847 992 575) and Terralma Marvao a registered activity in Portugal, specialising in natural building masonry.
Our priority is to use local, bio-sourced materials that cause little or no pollution to the planet, have low embodied energy and are recyclable, so that we can build beautiful structures that last longer than modern buildings, while meeting current thermal standards (RT2012, RT2020). Strawbale buildings with earth rendering are exceptional in terms of environmental quality, durability and thermal comfort.
As a qualified natural builder mason in 2018, I also work with other craftsmen specialising in natural building on sites that require multiple technical skills and teamwork.
The areas in which I specialise are:
Plastering and decoration
- Interior and exterior clay and lime plastering
- Thermal corrective plastering with clay and hemp lime
- Decorative clay and lime coatings for kitchens and bathrooms
- Tadelakt, Stucco, tadelakt
- Clay Sgraffito and sculpture
- Whitewashes
- Production and application of Natural paints
Natural Materials Masonary
- Timber-framed walls filled with straw bales
- Natural stone walls
- Raw earth brick walls (adobe, compressed earth brick, spun brick)
- Raw earth walls (cob, bauge)
- Interior partitions in lightweight earth (straw, hemp, wood shavings, etc.)
Services
- Training
- Supervision of group workcamps
- Help with implementation
- Advises and supervision
Other domains of service
- Cyclopean foundations
- Clay, hemp-lime or pozzolane-lime concrete slabs
- Restoration, rehabilitation and renovation of old buildings
- Masonry and rendering for stoves and fireplaces
- Green roofs
- Phyto-treatment (filtration of waste water by plants)
- Construction of decks, huts, cabins or simple wooden constructions
Contact: terralmarvao@gmail.com
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