[Cob] uses for wood ash? No not soap.

[Ron Becker]

I think I might have posted to  this group about this a while back.  
Anyone know of something to do with wood ash? Insulation is being  
considered in another thread. What about as a binder like fly ash is  
sometimes used in papercrete?

Ron
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interest in the status quo.


On Feb 20, 2007, at 9:03 PM, joe r dupont wrote:

> what about using wood ash for insulation. incapsulate it in plastic  
> bags
> what ever
> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:58:42 -0800 (PST) Shody Ryon <qi4u at yahoo.com>
> writes:
>> Hi,
>> I have not built a cob or SB house, but if I did I
>> think I would install a lot of insulation such as SB,
>> vermiculite, perlite or.? With straw, or any organic
>> material, moisture mitigation from precipitation and
>> condensation should be addressed.
>> I would also consider a few other "green" systems such
>> as a greenhouse or solar collector oriented to the
>> sun, in climates that might need heat I would consider
>> a a long skinny house broadside to the sun and some
>> sort of thermal storage (perhaps under the house),
>> rain water collection system, composting toilet, grey
>> water system such as "earthships" have.
>> How about a Strawbale/cob/earthship hybird?
>> Shody
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