Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: Petrefied Hessian

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

[papercreters] Re: Petrefied Hessian

I posted the recipe. I have not made the product yet. I live in
Australia, you probably live somewhere else. For crying out loud people,
if you can't work these basic things out for yourself then how can you be
capable of constructing a dwelling fit to live in????????

What happened everyone's ability to do things for themselves. I thought
this was a forum full of practical and capable people. After all the
replies I have had on this one I am doubting my original thoughts on that.

Wayne

> how much $ per sq ft would this probably work out to? Would it hold up
> underground as well? how about earthquakes?
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> Thanks
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>> My metric conversion skills are not too good, so could someone
>> convert the recipe for me. Using 5 gallons of water instead of
>> litres and going from there?
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>> I am also wondering what this is used for. I have been
>> negotiating with someone about taking own a large metal
>> building so I could use it for porch roofs but had not heard
>> back from the guy until yesteray. So I thought I would get an
>> old billboard and paint it with something to stifffen it up.
>> Is this the sort of thing you would do with the Hessian?
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>> How big of a building could you build with this? Could you use
>> it as a waterproof coating for rammed earth, papercrete or
>> strawbale?
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>> > After many weeks of painstaking research I have came across
>> the recipe for
>> > Petrified Hessian as use here in Australia since the war and
>> still used
>> > today, so I will print it here and appreciate any feedback,
>> especially
>> > from anyone that tries it. I live in a very wet environment
>> and will post
>> > feedback as to how it goes here.
>> >
>> > Wayne
>> >
>> > Petrified Hessian
>> >
>> > 5 liters water
>> > 5.5kg cement
>> > 900g lime
>> > 450g salt
>> > 225g alum
>> >
>> > Apply the mix immediately to the hessian with a stiff brush,
>> first outside
>> > then inside. After the initial wetness goes but before the
>> mix sets apply
>> > a second coat to the outside. When this final coat sets the
>> material will
>> > be hard and strong. The mix should cover about 8m square.
>> Keep the
>> > surface damp for 3 days by spraying it with water.
>> >
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