--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "countryfamilyof6"
<countryfamilyof6@...> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
> My Hubby and I have been looking into alternative ways to building
> a house.
Welcome!
> We are looking for waterproof, mildew proof, etc.
PC is not waterproof in and of itself. Think of it more like wood
than concrete. It would need to be waterproofed in some manner or
protected from standing water if you wanted no water absorbtion.
Mildew protection can be added with Borax or other additives and
various things make it less susceptible to water, but I would
generally recommend against it if you expect flooding, large amounts
of snow on the house for long periods of time, etc. Others opinions
may vary. And even with all that, I would still recommend you
consider it for other uses, such as inexpensive insulation INSIDE
whatever walls you do use, as a stucco or as a wall building
material itself.
> I am hoping to learn alot here and be able to implement it into
> our new house.
Plenty of smart and experienced folks here, and they are usually not
shy.
> P.S. We are trying to get ride of our power bill to, they just keep
> climbing and our house is not very energy efficient. So we want
> to go Solar, composting toilet, energy efficient HOME, etc.
PC can help with those, although I also suggest you poke around our
links section for other sites with more info and look at our member
sites as well for stories and experience you can learn from.
- Ernie
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