Would you say those bales weigh more than a sack of portland cement? I didn't try to pick one up so
couldn't guess.
spaceman
- Judith wrote:
I have been getting my bales of cardboard from behind Walgreens. They alway= s have a lot of them out there. I need someone to help me get it into the t= ruck because it's just a little too heavy for me. I like the bales because = they're easy to get and you really get a lot of cardboard. When I used to g= et newspapers from the New Mexican it was a big deal to load them all into = the truck and then make sure they didn't blow out then unload them all. If = it's just s tiny bit windy forget it.=20 I have been soaking the cardboard for anywhere from 1 hour to several days.= They mulch up well and make a very nice mix. The combination of using bloc= ks in the slip forms is really great. The walls look so nice and the work g= oes fast. And I'm using up a lot of old blocks I have around. I have to cut= them to 12" width to fit between the forms but that goes pretty fast with = the table saw. Sincerely, Judith Check out my new Squidoo Lens at http://www.squidoo.com/papercretebyjudith
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