Re: [papercreters] Re: Papercrete in cold climates

Shana, Papercrete in either block, slip form, or monolithic pour will all hold a roof as you suggest.  BUT it is no different than a conventional building.  You must tie the rafters all the way to the foundation.  So either rebar or structural members need to course from the top plate to the footing.  That way none of those Matanuska winds will deposit your roof on the neighbor's property. Your idea of a pony wall is a good one.  You can green it up some by using papercrete with a higher concentration of cement.  Also you could build the footings and wait till the building is enclosed to pour a floor.  It need not be a monolithic pour, and you can move the cost to a longer window, as well as concentrate the paper gathering in the walls. Ron --- On Mon, 4/12/10, Shana <ultrashanamania@yahoo.com> wrote:  Will a monolithic PC wall hold up standard roof trusses and roofing material? --- In papercreters@ yahoogroups. com, "alexis.marcil" <alexis.marcil@ ...> wrote: > > Papercrete bricks can be kept easily for a long time! I made a test brick and let it out, on the ground for a year. After that year, I made it dried up again and it was like new...amazing stuff! > > But like others said, there seems to be a consensus leaning on slipform versus brick making. > > Also, I'm not a fan of building the roof first. It can be understood for strawbale because they compress, but for papercrete wich is strong and loadbearing, it seems to me like a waste of time and structural integrity. I would prefer a monolitic structure to one that is separated by post or column. > > Alexis >

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