Judith rather than using a dissimilar material like foam which can collect and hold moisture you might want to consider just using a runny version of your papercrete to fill the cracks. It may take a few go rounds letting them dry out between fillings but you will eventually wind up with a good solid uniform wall or roof that will behave the same during temperature changes etc.. And it won’t cost you much..
Nick
From: papercreters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:papercreters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of JUDITH WILLIAMS
Sent: January-23-12 12:06 PM
To: papercreters papercreters
Subject: RE: [papercreters] Papercrete roof panels?
I have done 2 papercrete roofs. I just continued the walls right up and over the top. Pics are in my blog. I have noticed some cracks at corners of doors and around the perimeter of the roof itself. I think adding more cement to the mix would have prevenedt this. I plan to go around and fill all cracks with expandable foam before plastering. I am no expert on this. Just learning as I go along. I would think the Currys in TX had done some papercrete roofs. They are not in this group but have a blog. I will give the link in the next email.
I also experimented with roof panels. I made them about 30" x 48". I made the form, poured half the slurry, set a piece of wire fence over that (in the middle) then poured the rest. It is important to let it set up completely before moving it. I moved mine too early and they warped.
Follow progress on the new project at http://www.papercretebyjudith.com/blog
More papercrete info at http://squidoo.com/papercretebyjudith
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
From: tatsass@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:37:34 -0800
Subject: Re: [papercreters] Papercrete roof panels?
..lex terry in new mexico did...
im not sure if he is on this group...
i know he is on facebook ...
From: Alan <rustaholic777@yahoo.com>
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:41 PM
Subject: [papercreters] Papercrete roof panels?
Has anyone here done a papercrete shed with a papercrete roof? Alan in Michigan |
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