Papercreters: Re: [papercreters] Re: Termites in Papercrete

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Re: [papercreters] Re: Termites in Papercrete

I have done a little playing with papercrete. If the concern is fire. Why not make a higher percentage paper brick. Since paper is free. Then mortar them with a higher percentage concrete mortar. In case of a fire it would have considerable dificulty moving through the mortar. Re the termites. Would an outside and inside stucco not prevent penetration? Up nort here we don't really have that problem yet. Although we do have ants who live in wood when the ground gets too wet.

Victor @

The Stoneybog

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From: "Kim gartht@windstream.net [papercreters]"
Date:12-20-2015 5:35 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [papercreters] Re: Termites in Papercrete

How can something be 200% by weight and 12% by volume?

On 12/19/2015 6:44 PM, Tasha tashatesla@gmail.com [papercreters] wrote:

Hmmm ... maybe it makes a difference how the data is presented.
Purely by volume, the portland is 12% or so.
Could someone check my reasoning?

8 cu ft total, with 1 cf portland and 3cf aggregate.
So the 50 lbs of paper must add another 4cf to make it add up to 8cf.
1cf of 8cf is 12% or so (maybe 13%).

Cost-wise, it's still about a buck a foot, if all but portland is free.
Perspective is tricky ... LOL
TASHA