From: slurryguy <slurryguy@yahoo.com>
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:47:40 AM
Subject: [papercreters] www.builtfromtrash.com -was- Re: Clay versus cement
Welcome back ladies!
Congratulations on finishing the papercrete portion of your project.
Now all you have left to do is. uh..... well....... Everything else
that is required for any typical construction project. Stucco or
other exterior cladding, plastering, plumbing, electrical, and
umpteen zillion finishing details all seem pretty simple now after
all the work you have put in. Piece of cake, right?
Well done ladies. You've accomplished a lot more than most. Big
applause from this lummox.
Right now would be a great time for one of you to take a little time
to share with all of us some of your hindsight. Now that you've
finished your papercreteing. ..:
What part using papercrete did you like?
What part of using papercrete did you dislike?
What worked as you expected?
What surprised you?
If you were to start another project, what would you do differently?
Any other pearls of wisdom you think would be helpful to someone just
getting started?
Enjoy this journey ladies. Think of how many great stories you've
gained that you'll be telling those grandchildren for years to come.
Take a moment, kick back, and drink a toast to your efforts in
reaching this milestone. You deserve it. (but don't get too cockey,
I'm sure you want to finish getting everything sealed up before
winter.)
I encourage everyone to checkout their work on
http://www.builtfro mtrash.com Especially look at their nice photo
galleries.
Hey ladies, now that you are able, don't hesitate to login to our
website, go to our links section on the menu, and add your website to
our links section.
Keep up the great work.
--- In papercreters@ yahoogroups. com, "fullcycle" <fullcycle@. ..>
wrote:
>
> Our recipe WAS (yeah! We are finished with the papercreting! ):
>
> 5 parts clay, 5 parts paper and 1 part Portland cement.
>
> We also added a few shakes of Borax to prevent mold.
>
> As for fireproofing, we tested a block and it wouldn't catch even
> though we held a flame to it for several minutes. It smoldered for
> about a minute then self-extinguished.
>
> We have lots more photos we want to add to the website but have been
> busy with our real jobs!
>
> However, we do have one good photo on the homepage we hope you'll
> check it out at www.builtfromtrash. com.
>
> For all of you who have written to us and did not get a reply, we
DID
> respond but we were doing it all wrong and Jay just taught us how
to post.
>
> Sorry!
>
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