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

hear hear!

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Donald Miller <donald1miller@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

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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