Re: [papercreters] Hello!

Welcome to the group, Pogo

There are definitely folks here with an interest in a small pc structure, and pc domes. You'll find lots of useful information in the archives, and questions are usually answered quickly in the group, though not always with all the answers agreeing with each other  : )

It sounds like you are on the right track with your ideas so far. The difference between a small pc structure and a large one is just a matter of scale, anyway.


Spaceman

orangepogogirl wrote:

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      Yahoo! Groups Links  <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/  <*> Your email settings:     Individual Email | Traditional  <*> To change settings online go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/join     (Yahoo! ID required)  <*> To change settings via email:     mailto:papercreters-digest@yahoogroups.com      mailto:papercreters-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com  <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:     papercreters-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com  <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/       

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