I have experimented with adding latex paint to the mix. The first batch I did was about 5 gallons paint to my 200 gallon mixer. I plastered a small area of wall just to see what would happen and 5 years later it is still up there. I live in a dry climate so cannot advise you but I would say it's worth a try. Make a batch and try it out.
I am thinking of doing something like this when I plaster the roof I have onthere now. I have a papercrete roof on each building. On the first one I laid down a good base of slurry then placed blocks into it and covered the whole thing with seems to have worked out OK. On the second building I put down those reed mats they sell at the store. On top of that I put some of that foil wrapped insulation that comes in a roll. I put 3 layers of papercrete over that. It hasn't leaked but is too thin. Some of it has lifted a bit so I'm going to put more papercrete on top of it in the spring. That's where I may add some paint to the mix.
Follow progress on the new project at http://www.papercretebyjudith.com/blog
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To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
From: prrr@talk21.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:31:56 +0000
Subject: [papercreters] Re: Papercrete roof panels?
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I am thinking of doing something like this when I plaster the roof I have onthere now. I have a papercrete roof on each building. On the first one I laid down a good base of slurry then placed blocks into it and covered the whole thing with seems to have worked out OK. On the second building I put down those reed mats they sell at the store. On top of that I put some of that foil wrapped insulation that comes in a roll. I put 3 layers of papercrete over that. It hasn't leaked but is too thin. Some of it has lifted a bit so I'm going to put more papercrete on top of it in the spring. That's where I may add some paint to the mix.
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: prrr@talk21.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:31:56 +0000
Subject: [papercreters] Re: Papercrete roof panels?
I'm interested in a small papercrete roof, probably for next year. I live in a wet climte in England, and if I used plain papercrete I'm sure they'd become saturated with water in winter, and make everything inside rust & rot. How could that be prevented? I gather a waterproof overcoating tends to cause problems.
Regards, NT
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, JUDITH WILLIAMS <williams_judith@...> wrote:
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> 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.
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--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, JUDITH WILLIAMS <williams_judith@...> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
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> Subject: Re: [papercreters] Papercrete roof panels?
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> To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:41 PM
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