Re: [papercreters] Re: Domes and spraying papercrete / tilt up construction

I need to get another digi cam, but no not yet I'll get some pictures going. Some of the walls are at 7ft so far. They are 2 ft thick just think of a 4ft by 8ft plywood sheet laying on its long length with a 2x4 frame on it's face and another sheet nailed to the other side of the 2x4s sort of a sandwich. As for how they lay during use they lay on the 8ft length with the first pour on the footers. Then I just move them along the footer about 7ft and start the next section of wall. As for weight on top as I go up, by that time you take into account the overlap it's only 42 sq ft of pc being pour anyway (7ft over. 3ft up from the last pour) so the 2ft base pour handles it fine. I put 2 2ft x 4ft end forms across the wall on the footer to get the wall started then use one as I go around and up the wall. So what you have is the last pour acts as an end form and the 2ft x 4ft end form keeps the pc from pouring out as you move along the wall.I run wire across the wall to each form to hold it to width as I pour pc in it.

 

Ken

mountainfair <yahooposting@dreamthefuture.org> wrote:

Sounds interesting Ken -

Do you have any pictures you can share so I can get a better idea of
what you are doing? I am not quite clear on how your forms work.

How high have you built wall like this? Are you concerned about the
wet weight on top of the dry wall as you go up?

How thick are the walls you are slip forming?

Would love to hear more.

-Eli




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> Danggggg Clyde a whole week coolnesssss well I have found my love in
pc. Its slipforming I have sprayed, bricked, hand thrown, and
bigblocked like Mike in N.M.. But nothing speaks volumes better I
think then my newest way to sling pc. Two 4x8 sheets of plywood with
2x4 braces in the sandwich little wire threading to hold a couple of
plates to width. Mix and pour mix and pour fill it to the top, let set
cut the wire move the panel up or over with about 1/2 foot overlap
from the last pour. My only problem is keeping enough paper on hand.
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> Ken
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> Ah! Tilt up- everyone is always trying to figure a way to save time -
> that is good I guess, however let us not miss the forest for the
> trees- folks are so scared of just laying up bricks and mortar - did
> it not occur to you that the bricks can be as light as 4 pounds a
> piece if dry and properly made - I am here to tell tell you that after
> 7 years playing with papercrete ( I'm building 10,000 square feet ) If
> anyone can show me a better way than the 6-7000 year old method of
> laying up bricks, then they can have a week free at www.evesgarden.org
> - We need to get this show on the road so please ask us about our
> simple system of papercrete building - remember the Village is more
> important than the materials it is built of - We Build fire resistant,
> dimensionally stable, cost effective and we hope beautifull structures
> on a continueing basis and we have no structural or other problems -
> this was not always so it took 700 tests , but we are there, and we
> want to share the results - we need hands and are headed towards
> becoming an educational establishment WE need people who are as
> dynamic as you - just thoughts - bricks and mortar - Clyde T. Curry
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