Hi All;
In the photos section you will see "Ferro-Fibrecrete." It is an
example of how one can expedite the drying time. Like Ferro-Cement
technique, it is shot a lift (layer) at a time. You will notice this
technique significantly reduces the expense of rebar (no rebar) and
wire. It, like ferro-cement utilizes the previous shoot as the interior
form for the next. Allowing the thickness to be determined by the
particular regions climate need. The use of an enhancer will reduce
drying time.... I use discarded latex paint to speed the cure time by
half.
See Yaaaa.............. Bob
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Mikey Sklar <sklarm-yahoo@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Betsy,
>
> I travel to Panama regularly and work with PC pretty frequently. I
> think you should consider another building material for that climate.
> I don't see how you will ever get your mixes to dry out and stay dry
> in a tropical region.
>
> Have you considered ferrocement? I work with FC quite a bit as well
> and see that as being ideal for Panama. You have plenty of rebar,
> cement, and various types of wire mesh readily available. There are
> dozens of great books on ferrocement and the mailing list is a
> excellent resource http://ferrocement.net
>
> On Jan 19, 2008, at 9:40 AM, Betsy Boeve wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone. I've been lurking around reading all your posts.
> > Great info and imaginations here!
> >
> > I live in the mountains of Panama, about 4500', and we get rain at
> > least 6 months of the year. Of course, my question is how well
> > will PC
> > hold up under this huge amount of humidity? I've got some projects
in
> > mind, even have a huge load of paper ready, but should I even start
> > something?
> >
> > Betsy in Volcan, Chiriqui, Panama
>
> -Mikey
> http://greenacre-hotsprings.blogspot.com
>
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