Tools and equipment - The Hempcrete Topic: Designing and Building with Hemp-lime - page 162

Other tools and equipment needed
Access equipment: hop-ups, extending ladders, stepladders, trestles.
Lighting. Preferably LED or fluorescent-tube type, rather than halogen (halogen light-
ing can cause your plaster to dry out too quickly!).
Basic toolkit containing commonly used hand tools: hammer, crow bar, Stanley knife,
adjustable spanner, screwdrivers, pliers, staple gun and a 'rough' chisel.
Hessian. To hang over lime work on a cold day, or to soak and hang over lime work on
a hot day.
Heavy-duty plastic sheeting such as the type sold for damp-proof membrane. To
staple up to protect work from the rain, as necessary.
If you are building the plinth at the bottom of the wall, or using a masonry cladding for the
outside of the hempcrete wall, you will need a bricklaying trowel, pointing trowel and
other tools for masonry construction.