Cob: [Fwd: RE: Re: newspaper insulation?]

[Sojourner]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: Re: newspaper insulation?
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:48:33 -0500
From: dhill at texasdirect.com
Reply-To: <dhill at texasdirect.com>
To: "'Sojourner'" <sojournr at missouri.org>

I would think, that, besides the inherent flammability, they would also
give
off some really toxic fumes, when burning.

DW

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-coblist at deatech.com [mailto:owner-coblist at deatech.com]On
Behalf Of Sojourner
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 4:42 PM
To: coblist
Subject: Cob: Re: newspaper insulation?


Avalon Bruce wrote:
>
> query for ya'll -- we get tons of plastic shopping bags/sacks every town
> trip for grub -- could'nt these things be double bagged, stuffed w/
crumpled
> newspapers, tied and thrown into attic for insulation?
>
> here on the northern edge of chihuahuan desert, building w/ cob, l2-l4"
> thick walls, dirt floor for winter heat sink, big south facing
> porches/windows, don't need MUCh insulation -- cool winters, pretty hot
> summers usually (not so this year tho) so what think you?
>
> av

I'm all for alternative building, but sounds like a fire hazard to me.

Holly ;-D