Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: new user

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

[papercreters] Re: new user

hi! basically i would like to try to use papercrete. if my experiments
are good for me enought i would like to use it as building material
here in the UE promoting it (but i don't know yet if the material will
get the UE certification that is very strict).
I actually travel a lot for work and there are some countries where i
think this material could be interesting to use. I also have an
eco/friendly mentality and that is why I'm so interested in new materials.
Actually I don't think there are in my country or in europe some
groups that organize experimental workshops (do you know something
about it?).
I have a question>
to start an experiment, i try to make 10 kilos of papercrete.
so as mix is good 60% paper, 25% cement, 5% sand, 10% water of this
weight (10 kilos)? i haven t a mixer yet but i think i could try to
mix handly just to try it.

thanks a lot (and sorry for my english that sometimes is not corect)

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "slurryguy" <slurryguy@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Massimo,
>
> Welcome to the group.
>
> Probably the best papercrete book is Gordon Solberg's book, "Building
> with Papercrete." There are other books that talk about papercrete
> too, but Solberg is the only one that I'm aware of that concentrates
> on papercrete. Charmaine probably can give you the rundown on about
> every book ever written.
>
> The good news is that you have found this group. You'll find people
> here that have actually done everything written in any book about
> papercrete. Don't hesitate to search our archives and ask questions.
>
> Can you tell us about what project you are considering or planning?
>
>
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "xmd76" <xmd76@> wrote:
> >
> > hi
> > I'm Massimo from Italy, I am interested in papercrete as new
> building
> > material. I ask you to advice me some good books to buy to learn how
> > to build papercrete bricks.
> >
>