Re: [papercreters] foamed cement / concrete threatens to make papercrete obsolete!...

Many of these "new and amazing" building techniques fail to live up to their hype and most are tailored to help commercial builders do thing faster and thus make a bigger profit. Many people who do papercrete do so because they have limited financial resources and or dont' want to go into debt. There is also a satisfaction that comes with using one's own hands and sweat to make a useful product. The use of waste paper and cardboard also helps conserve the planets resources and the manufacturing of cement creates a tremendous amount of greenhouse gases. If we could all slow down a bit instead of jumping on every "newer and faster is better" bandwagon our society would be the better for it.     --- On Sun, 9/9/12, germeten <germeten@yahoo.com> wrote: From: germeten <germeten@yahoo.com> Subject: [papercreters] foamed cement / concrete threatens to make papercrete obsolete!... To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 1:37 PM   Just google it, or search on Youtube. Why spend time collecting, hydrating and chewing up cardboard (which has weight) when you can just blow bubbles into cement? You need a mixer, a compressor, a hose/screen (to blow bubbles through) and the surfactant. Actually, papercrete will always have a place; it's infinitely more sculptable than foam, and probably stronger, but for blocks and panels, foam is the way.

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