P.S,...... almost forgot the most important virtues of the wet-wall
scheme. The utility "closet" is located more towards the interior of the
home bringing the water in away from potential freeze situations. The
hotwater heater/ Solar storage tank acts as a tempering agent in
potential freeze scenarios. I have deliberately insulated these interior
walls so one can be gone and not rely on "back-up.
Bob
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Merrill"
<robertmerrill1953@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Mikey;
>
> Probably nothing new to you..... but for the sake of sustainability I
> always utilize the "Wet Wall" method. Bringing the water into the home
> at the first point of use ie. the utility room. One wall of the
utility
> room acts as the divider between bathroom, utility room, and kitchen.
> Thus by removing washer and 4 screws that hold paneling all the homes
> plumbing is in sight. This substantialy reduces the investment in
> materials. This wet wall also makes a place for the utility channel to
> the south side of the roof...... bringing the solar collectors into
the
> scheme easily.
>
> Take
> Care............. Bob
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Mikey Sklar sklarm-yahoo@
> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have a designs of their plumbing and electrical diagrams
> > for a papercrete home? I'm just curious what additional measures
> > might have been taken and how the diagrams were presented. I need to
> > make some up for my next dwelling unit.
> >
> > -Mikey
> > http://greenacre-hotsprings.blogspot.com
> >
>
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