Papercrete dries it does not set therefore I think you will find this won’t work. I don’t see the advantage of this over other alternatives such as slip forming in particular for walls. For a roof or ceiling maybe a sip would be justified but I still have my doubts. What about sandwiching papercrete between two layers of pegboard then when it dries adhering OSB to the pegboard?
Nick
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Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:07 PM
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Subject: [papercreters] Re: Structural Insulated Panels
I know this is going to sound crazy and it probably will not work but I'm going to try this method as soon as our weather here in
My idea is to place two sheets of OSB board one on top of the other, then drill about 9 holes for screws, three across the bottom, three across the middle and three across the top. I will then coat the inside of both sheets with a mixture of 50% Latex paint and 50% water and enough cement to make the mixture to the texture of a soupy paste. Once this is dryed if another coat is needed I will apply a second coat to insure the OSB boards are water proof.
I will them place small 2x4 or 2x6 blocks probably cut exactly square either size, over the holes on the bottom sheet, and then screw them all in place from the bottom. After all are screwed in place I will build a 3 1/2 or 5 1/2 frame on three sides (top and long sides) of the bottom sheet, flush with the outside edge on top and one long side will be set back 1 1/2" from the edge, the other side will have a filler strip (3"xwhat ever the blocks are on the inside 3 1/2 or 5 1/2) that will attach to the next pair of OSB boards. After this is complete I intend to set the pair astradle of a base plate of the same size as the block used inside and screw them to the base plate. I will then bore a hole about the size of a quarter at the bottom just above the base plate in the middle of one sheet and another in the middle at the top just under the top form. I will then use a 50/50 mixture of cellouse blown in insulation and either portland cement or Hydraulic cement. I will blow this mixture into the bottom hole with my insulation machine and steam at the same time. When the cavity gets filled up to the top hole, I will plug the bottom hole and top off the cavity from the top hole all the while blowing steam with the blown in insulation and cement, after the cavity is completely full I will plug the top hole as I did the bottom hole. This mixture should set up rather quickly and reach full strength in 28 days. But the drying time really doesn't matter because as soon as I complete the first sheet I will be able to start on the second pair and so on and so on until the entire outside wall of the house is complete. I know this sounds nuts but I've got to try it.
Bob
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