[papercreters] refinishing a papercrete wall

It's been awhile since I posted. I deleted some old photos and added new ones. (Mike's) I've been refinishing a papercrete wall I made a few years ago. I'm using a very sandy mix of two parts sand, one part cement, one part cellulose insulation, and some joint compound, and lately mixing small amounts in a five gallon bucket with an electric drill. The joint compound makes the crete more malleable and "clay-like." Powdered joint compound actually works as well as ready-mix and is easier to mix in. That's something I just recently learned. This mortar like mix makes a nice hard shell over the papercrete, which has held up but is fairly soft. The lime putty and sand mix I'd originally finished the wall with did not fare well, especially where the sun beat down so fiercely. You can see details at http://papercreteparadise.blogspot.com/. Thanks.



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