JW- But he had earthbags filled with sand (I think) not papercrete
which would absorb the water and keep it in the wall with the
possibility of mold growing.
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Hi Judith- Kelly filled his home earthbags with scoria- a local
pumice rock, so it does not absorb water, will not burn, and is
insulative too. and lighter than an earth filled bag to build.
although I just got a big sack of such material from a friend and it
weighs a lot to even move a garbage bag full!! [ for me as an older
female] so an earthsack is the same size, but less weight than dirt
itself.
the pumice pile my friend has is going to be inside the foundation of
his straw bale home .
OT rant-complaint on myself
when I see people starting from scratch I am envious-- I have way too
many piles of materials from 7 years of scavenging, and
for-yet-to-be-done and half-started projects that I want to just give
it all away and start fresh. ha I did give a ton of granite away-
literally- , but I have managed to fill up my little 1/3 acre with too
much, so now I am trying to "hide" more in the back area so it cant be
seen with a drive by-- thankfully this is a bit rural, but I have
very neat neighbors-- so I dont want to get cited with a "clean up"
notice cause they are sick of seeing it. so far it is live and let
live- but I am guilty of not finishing projects before hauling home
more goodies.. the trick is to believe there will be 'materials'
available when you need them. but this is not always the case no
matter how 'spiritual' you are thinking <grin>
my plan to retire and finish up projects is a solid one, but who knows
how long it will all take!
--
Ms. Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
Toll Free Order: 1-888-441-1632
www.dirtcheapbuilder.com www. papercrete.com
PO Box 375, Cutten CA 95534
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