Cob: Re: Re: how much per ton?

[Vicki Wicker]

I think we should keep in mind that building "earth friendly" and building
on a low budget aren't always mutual goals. Formica makes a very sanitary
and usable countertop that is very affordable, especially if you can get a
hold of those prefabbed chunks. We can get those really cheap here at an
outlet place. I would imagine its not a very earth friendly product,
though. So, there's a whole heirarchy of questions. Which is more earth
friendly, formica or concrete, or in fact if you live somewhere where rock
has to be hauled several hundred miles, is it really all that earth
friendly? Also, what about those poured fake marble sinks for your
bathroom? How would that compare to buying a metal sink and installing it
into some type of concrete, formica, or tile countertop? I find all this
very confusing.
vicki in arkansas

At 06:50 PM 10/25/01 -0500, Frances Grill wrote:
>Not that I really care to get involved in this discussion(it is humorous
>enough without my input), but the cost of AZ. Flagstone  from a dealer in
>Tucson AZ. is 175$/ton for large size stones (11/2 tons per pallet. It costs
>140$/ton for smaller stones +-2 tons per pallet varying from 1-2 inches
>thick. If you wanted the load sorted for more uniform size it may cost up to
>200$/ton. A ton covers about 120-140 sq.ft. It comes in several "earth
>tones" oddly enough, but I don't think that is relevant to this discussion.
>These prices are predicated on your picking the stone up at the Adobe
>Co.PAZ, Pedro
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ocean <ocean at peacemaking.org>
>To: Darel Henman <henman at it.to-be.co.jp>; coblist at deatech.com
><coblist at deatech.com>
>Date: Thursday, October 25, 2001 9:54 AM
>Subject: Cob: Re: how much per ton?
>
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>>Nope, this is retail cost.  They ship pallets of the stuff out here on
>>flatbed rigs.
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>>I wish we had flagstone locally, like they do out east or in the deserts of
>>Utah & Arizona.
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>>> From: Darel Henman <henman at it.to-be.co.jp>
>>> Organization: Computer Validation Dept.
>>> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:12:28 +0900
>>> To: Ocean <ocean at peacemaking.org>
>>> Subject: how much per ton?
>>>
>>> Ocean,
>>>
>>> Ocean wrote:
>>>> Both cost around $400-500 a ton,......
>>>
>>> This is just talking about costs.  You stated price is illogical if your
>>> data is accurate.
>>>> From the places you mentioned to ship to Oregon, the shipping price
>>> alone would be over $400 a ton.
>>>
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