Monday, January 26, 2009

[papercreters] Re: Papercrete cost estimating

Mark,

It looks like when I add my cost together which is Portland cement and
sand to the mix I am getting about 8.7 cents per cubic foot or $2.35
per cubic yard. I am not counting water since I am on a well in
Central Texas. I have been looking at buying cardboard and paper from
a local recyling center in San Marcos, this is usually around $50 -
$150 per 1800 pounds depending on the going rate of paper. Not sure
yet how far 1800 pounds of paper will go yet???

Jerry


> Hi all,
> I've followed this forum for a while and found it very informative
> as well as interesting. Does anyone have a ballpark way of estimating
> the material cost per cubic foot/cubic yard to make your own
> papercrete - assuming you can get the paper [and water] for free? I
> have a structure I want to put up where I intend to use stuccoed
> papercrete as a non load-bearing infill within a post&beam supported
> roof. I am trying to come up with some cost estimates compared to
> other methods of construction. Maybe this info is on site somewhere,
> but I didn't see it. Thanks!
> MarkC
>

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