I am new to PC and have been reading until my eyes hurt.
I have a 17 acre all forest in Missouri, with little or no building
codes.
The floor will be just above ground with skirting around the
perimeter.
I want to build a small pole barn for seasonal use using Six inch
beams and 8 FT tall walls
So my PC wall will be 6" thick and 8" tall. And 10 FT wide between
beams
There will be no load on the walls.
I will latex paint the inside walls and leave the outside natural.
Here is the PC recipe I'm considering using.
1 part news print (DRY) by weight
1 part Portland (DRY) by weight
1/9 of a part hydrated lime (DRY) by weight
????? boric acid for bug/ rot / fire retarding ???
I want to pour the wall up right between the beams with removable
forms on both sides.
We will heat with wood.
My wife and three small boys will be using this new get away.
Here are my questions so far:
1) Will chicken wire fastened in the center of the 6" beams be
enough reinforcement since the walls bare no weight? Or should I add
vertical rebar every 2 ft??
2) Do I need the boric acid? And if so how much to be effective
but not be hazardous to my little boys?
3) How many days should I leave the plywood forms on to minimize
shrinking until walls cure?
4) Would making the forms watertight prevent shrinking until
cured 5 days and then remove the forms?
5) What R factor would this wall recipe probably have?
6) Could I attach 6mil plastic liner to inside all around the
walls down to he ground and then use this same PC recipe as a
subfloor and then cover with ½ plywood?
7) Would a 6" thick PC 2/12 pitch roof need to be waterproofed
or left natural? Or water proofed with marine grade polyurethane
varnish?
thanks for this group,
Dad8now
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