I finally got around to getting a couple photos of two small projects I have completed. (see the MojaveJeff photo album) The first photo is of 3 stacked lego-type blocks. My thinking was to see if I could make a good form to create some tight fitting, interlocking blocks that may not need to be mortered. It worked out pretty well. However, I still go back and forth in my mind as to the benefits of slip-forming walls versus blocks and morter. Regarding compressing the blocks, I went the ultracheap and slow way and used a sledgehammer after each 5 gallon bucket's worth of papercrete to compress the mix.
The second photo is a 4 foot x 4 foot x 6 inch sound barrier wall I erected between my air conditioner and my bedroom window to reduce the noice so I could get some sleep. I used chicken wire over the raw wall, then papercreted it with the same mixture and then painted.
I used the same papercrete mix for both projects. 1 to 1 ratio by weight - paper to cement. Again, I'm just experimenting at this point with a 5-gallon bucket and a half-inch hand-drill.
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