To my understanding, this is more or less what Hardi-plank siding is.
Greg
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From: slurryguy <slurryguy@yahoo.com>
Just like a wood shingle or clapboard, it would need to be well sealed with paint or some other waterproofing substance. Also, the mix used to make shingles or clapboards would not be a typical mix. I'd guess it would need to be extremely high in mineral content. Perhaps as high 4-1, maybe 6-1, of cement/clay/ sand to paper, by weight. Again, I'm just guessing.
A lot of experimentation would be needed to figure out what the optimal mix might be for such an application. Other additives could possibly be greatly benefitial.
--- In papercreters@ yahoogroups. com, "donald1miller" <donald1miller@ ...> wrote:
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> Given the water absorbency of PC, how will you be able to use them as shingles or siding? Not being sarcastic, just playing devil's advocate. I also think from my use of heavy cardboard for pulp that it may have more tensile strength than PC made with newsprint. Do you have a simple home based method of testing the compressive and tensile strength of blocks? I think you mentioned using a big fish scale. I haven't done any testing so any help here would be appreciated.
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