Re: [papercreters] Re: Burlap-Crete photos.

Actually I've never used commercial carpet for papercrete structures directly. There is someone on the list (I forget who also).

I have used old throw away carpet for making blocks and panels. I just lay the carpet on the ground below my forms and power papercrete over it. This prevents the papercrete from sticking to the ground. Pour on the backside (burlap like) not the fuzzy carpet side. Carpet tends to hold water so this is not a ideal drain material.

One more use for carpet and papercrete. I like to cut small long strips of carpet when spraying papercrete stucco's and place it on the ground around the work area. This makes cleanup a lot easier.

On Mar 10, 2008, at 8:34 AM, clydetcurry wrote:

---I think your refering to Mikey Sklar who you will find in these

posts also- Clyde In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Ernie Phelps"

<eepjr24@...> wrote:

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "John Annesley" <John@> wrote:

As for your burlap question: yes, its real burlap bought from the 

garden supply store, for about $3.40 for a seven foot square piece 

of it, which 49 square feet. 

Just curious, John, did you consider or try spraying the burlap with 

PC? Even a high cement content PC should give you a bit more 

elasticity.

Also, you might borrow a page from another PC'er (clyde curry, I 

think?) who has used discarded commercial carpet for a similar 

application. You could probably get strips of that for free if you 

looked around some, and it would save them from becoming landfill 

material. Obviously, this would be something better applied to an out 

building first to test it out, but perhaps you need a workshop? =)

- Ernie

-Mikey

http://greenacre-hotsprings.blogspot.com

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