Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: Papercrete in cold climates

Monday, April 12, 2010

[papercreters] Re: Papercrete in cold climates

Hi Kat,

Glad to see I have a couple of fellow Alaskans here. :)

Let me know how that siding turns out! It sounds like a cool idea. How thick are you going to make it?

Thanks,

Shana

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "kat" <katsniptoys@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Shana,
> I am in AK too. While I have not tried making bricks yet, one of the plans this summer is to make papercrete panels that we can use as "siding" on our house as this will add more insulation to the insulated concrete walls.
> I am also planning on making (playing with) papercrete planters with my middle schoolers this week.
> Kat
>
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Shana" <ultrashanamania@> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > I am new to the group (and the world of papercrete), and hoping to glean some knowledge from you wonderful experienced individuals!
> >
> > I am consider papercrete as a potential building material for my home. I live in Alaska, so the r-value of papercrete is appealing. What I am wondering about is this-- will the short summer season in Alaska make it difficult (or even impossible) to make papercrete bricks? I have read that they do take time and heat to cure. We only get about 3 - 4 months of summery weather here. For what it's worth, it doesn't get very wet where I live, just cold in the fall and winter.
> >
> > Also, do papercrete bricks store well? For example, if I made a bunch this summer and stored them in a dry place over winter, they would still be useable... right?
> >
> > Sorry if I'm asking goofy questions. I think papercrete is a very exciting & green way of building and I'm hoping that it can be made to work here. If anyone has wisdom to pass my way, I'll be grateful.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Shana
> >
>