First of all, I'm so glad to meet others who have similar interests
and who are doing so much with them!!!
I'm not there yet, but I've been cruisin' the web for some time now,
trying to find a material I could use to make a small (100 sqft or
less) clubhouse for the kids/hideout for mom. Perhaps I've found my
answer in papercrete.
Now it appears, from what I've seen in your files and recent posts,
that lots of you are pursuing much loftier goals, but I'm hoping
someone(s) might have time to be a sounding board for me as I try to
figure out how I might use papercrete to build our little project.
So far, I like the idea of papercrete because the ingredients are so
readily available, the material is relatively light and manageable
(which means my boys could help out), and it looks like papercrete
would allow me to create something very organic looking.
My initial choice had been cob, because of the organic shapes you can
achieve, but I think the hubby would go stark raving mad to see the
boys and me tromping around in the "mud"!
I live in the piedmont of NC, so its relatively muggy in the summer,
and we typically have drought followed by heavy rains. We live in
suburbia, but in an older subdivision with a fairly large (~1/2 acre),
partially wooded lot. Termites live everywhere in NC, so I was
pleased to see the idea for using borax/boric acid.
My idea is to build some sort of wire frame to define the basic
structure, then either use a thick slurry to build up walls (sort of
like cob), or use pc bricks using a method I saw somewhere to build a
dome shape (but modified somewhat to be less regular), then smooth
everything out. I got an idea from another website to build the
structure, then dig out the floor later so that the space wasn't as
restricted. This appeals to me since we also have a height
restriction (I think it's 10ft, so it may be a moot point, but still. . .)
Before I get too carried away, I'll just send this off and see if
anyone has any comments at this point.
Thanks!
Pogo
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