Re: [papercreters] Re: Papercrete in the cold North?

Thanks, Ron. Like I wrote in my other post to Tasha I won't do quite that mix but it is great to hear how that worked for you? I want to do wall panels on the ground then stand them up so thickness will depend on how big of a panel I can get from a 250 gallon tow mixer. My sweet wife thinks I have too much paper and cardboard out back but with a mixer that big I probably only have enough for three loads now. With all of the huge pallets I have here I am considering just making a pallet frame then attaching papercrete panels to the frame. I am looking forward to next Summer when I can just pour one panel and see how it turns out.   Alan in Michigan --- On Mon, 12/3/12, Ron <ronerichter@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Ron <ronerichter@yahoo.com> Subject: [papercreters] Re: Papercrete in the cold North? To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, December 3, 2012, 1:14 AM Hi Alan, You probably have a bit more moist environment than that in Montana, but I did just that.  In 2008 I started a shed 8'X16' to house a three wheeler and trailer.  I was only able to work on it summers and so it sat through the winter.  I did cover it for some of the time but nothing fancy, a blue tarp that never made it through the winter. My mix was not what you mentioned, rather it was 1:2 portland to paper.  I was adding sand at the beginning but soon was using just paper and portland.  I never got it done because of other pressing matters.  In December 2011 I had to remove it from where it was because I had put it right in the path where an 18 wheeler needed to go around one of my buildings.  So it sat in the elements for 4 years and was perfectly fine when I tore it apart.  I saved all that I had done because I am planning a "real" building which will have 12" thick walls.  I'll be able to bury all the pieces I salvaged from my initial attempt in the walls of the new structure because the shed only had 8" walls. Personally, I don't think you'll be wasting your time. Ron   --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Alan <rustaholic777@...> wrote: > > Next question >   > Is there anyone here that has done a straight equal amount of paper and Portland in water and built anything to set outside here in the cold sometimes very wet North? >   > I would love to know that if I build the tow mixer and put up a papercrete shed it will last a good while.  It would be a real waste to make the tow mixer just to do some samples that fail. > If none of you can assure me it will work I do suppose I could do a five gallon bucket test and make a block to set outside for a year or so. > I have one of those drill powered "paint" stirrers to mix up Quick Crete in five gallon buckets if only I can find it now. >   > Alan in Northern Lower Michigan > >   > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/ <*> Your email settings:     Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/join     (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email:     papercreters-digest@yahoogroups.com     papercreters-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:     papercreters-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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