Hi There;
Yes, the P/C was applied over OSB and many other concoctions that had served the warehouse. The carpet was an industrial low / tight nap with woven (Kanga) backing. I don't recommend carpet that has foam backing. In regards to dampening... I have never applied a stucco-like material without pre-moistening. Often curing the application with addition misting. as far as where it is used...... obviously P/C (alias the big sponge) can never be inundated with moisture... snow, driving rain, backsplash.... are all taboooo!!!! Hope this helps you.
Take Care............. Bob
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "countryatheartok" <criswells.ok@...> wrote:
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> Bob, I was looking over you photo post and saw that you had applied PC
> over discarded carpet that was held in place with wood laths. Before you
> applied the PC, did you dampen the carpet? Also do you think this
> procedure would work on the outside of an OSB exterior wall?
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> Bob T B
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> PS: Welcome back Clair & Bruce and Happy New Year everyone!
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> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Bob" robertmerrill1953@
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> Wishing all the very best for the New Year..........
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> Over in the photos section is an album titled "HYBRID." I have been
> asked many times what comprises the best solar / sustainable home
> design. Here is an example of the convergence of all the popular
> alternative methods.... strawbale, rammed earth tire, canwall,
> bottlewall, stackwood, etc.. The methods were thoughtfully assembled
> into one structure with the future of humanity in mind! Look at the pix
> and understand it was built by students using things like cans,
> bottles,
> straw, dirt, and of course papercrete. It is the first structure to
> prove that papercrete can be successfully applied directly to
> strawbales
> with no expensive lathe! The kids working on this had great fun
> "shooting" P/C with the mortarsprayer we got from
> nolan@ <mailto:nolan@ .
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> Applying P/C over a strawbale wall is to my knowledge the most
> efficient way to assemble a home. Compare time, money, and the issues
> that comprise sustainability and this wall cannot be beat. That is why
> it is nearly impossible to build in Amerika. I live in one of the last
> of the portions of America that enjoys freedom. Note the glass facing
> southward. But, what you cannot see os the 25 tons of river rock under
> the floors... P.A.H.S. (passive annual heat storage). Stores the
> summers
> excess heat for use into tthe winter. Suppose someday we two-leggers
> will be as smart as the gophers and groundhogs??
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> The non-shrink P/C mix design best for coating bales: 1 part portland; 2
> parts lime; 3 parts clay; 6-8 parts sand; and 20 parts emulsified paper
> (drained).
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> KEEP-ON-BUILDING till you make a better life................. Bob
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