Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: sawdust fibercrete bricks

Monday, December 1, 2008

[papercreters] Re: sawdust fibercrete bricks

Hi Charmaine:

What would be the best book to buy you have on this method?
One of the sawmills here burns the sawdust in a pile, will that ash
work as well as the sawdust?

> TIA
> ++++++++++++++++++
> Yes they are solid and strong- and i have left them exposed to the
elements
> on the back deck for 3 years as a test, and they slowly round down
their
> edges, but stay intact unless handled roughly.. since one will
plaster over
> papecrete and bricks anyway this is my easy solution to building,
less mold
> issues, and faster as no big honking barrell mixer and blade is
needed to
> shred the paper.
>
> I bet if cement were added my bricks would be the same as reg.
papercrete,
> and similar in weight/maybe better in insulation.
>
> I do use clay and lime- no cement for a more natural mix, am using
infilled
> not loadbrearing blocks, and am happy with the easy building it
affords me.
>
> be sure to "cure" any fresh sawdust for 6- 8 weeks- but just letting
it set
> around in bins or bags, or exposed to light. the sugars will affect the
> cement strength and wont set up if you just took a fresh pile of
sawdust and
> used it.
>
> we have mills here and small operators who have big piles of sawdust
avail
> outside free for the taking... you can find a local wood ship too,
they make
> bags of dust daily. a local place makes wood cutting boards, guitar
pieces,
> decorative wood pieces and I get huge sacks od sawdust (mostly
hardwood)
> from them.
>
> I do not know the diff. in soft vs hard, but the US forestry labs in
MI and
> IL have tons of reports on this.. search online
> --
> Ms. Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
> www.dirtcheapbuilder.com www. papercrete.com
> PO Box 375, Cutten CA 95534
>