With Mud Talks 15-3 we continue a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this third episode of the series we speak to Pat Taylor, Historic Preservation Specialist & General Contractor followed by Eric Liefeld, President of Mesilla Valley Preservation, Inc. We speak about capillary action, permeability and salt attack – including sources, processes and effects of deterioration.Resources & Further Reading:Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 51 to 56by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)ISBN-13: 978-0865345270https://www.cstones.org/booksPozzolans for Lime Mortarsby Pat Gibbonshttps://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/pozzo/lime-pozzolans.htmHot Mixed Lime & Traditional Mortars: A Practical Guide to Their Use in Conservation and Repairby Nigel Copsey (Autor) Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd (July 1, 2019)ISBN-13: 978-1785005558Mesilla Valley Preservation, Inc. Websitehttp://mvpres.orgSalts of the Earth: When Salts Attack!https://youtu.be/ntPbiZOnpGgThe Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.

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