Thursday, November 8, 2007

[papercreters] Re: papercrete on Faswall blocks

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "ElfNori" <elf@...> wrote:
>
> Yup, you're right, but if you're filling the faswall with rc, I'd
still put the papercrete insulative layer on the outside.
>
> Faswall, and products like it, are, in my mind, so intuitively
wrong . . . the thermal mass is exactly where it will do little or no
good. <shakes head> Tell me that makes sense.
>
> ElfN
>
>
Two questions. What is "rc", does it stand for regular concrete?
Also, I've read that it is not a good idea to try for much thermal mass
in that climate (dampish, pretty cool coastal climate)but rather to go
for more insulation. Opinion?
Thanks,
Sheila


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