[Cob] Coblist Digest, Vol 8, Issue 43 Salt in cob and adobe

[sid at rimmington.com]

   We have lived in a 1929 adobe house for 33 years in an area of high
   salt content of our well water, and have seen no deterioration due to
   spalling or weakening due to salt content. But we only have 3 inches of
   rain per year and have over 100 days over 100 degrees F.

   Re the horror of plastic water bottles didja know there are 60 billion
   used in the US each year but only 30 billion recycled. As a senior and
   concerned Nature Lover I now offer portable filtered water bottles
   (made of stainless steel) that extract up to 99.99% of contaminants,
   pollutants and poisons, and related products, see
   [1]http://www.sustainablesid.com. Don't buy bottled water, save
   $300/year.  I offer special pricing for non-profits and corporate water
   users.

   Now that winter is almost over it will be time to start mixing that mud
   ... and see the chiropractor!

   Best regards
   Sid
   Sidney T. Rimmington
   Twentynine Palms, CA

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   Subject: Coblist Digest, Vol 8, Issue 43
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   Date: Mon, March 01, 2010 12:00 pm
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   1. Salt in building materials paper- free copy (Moore, Randy - FW)
   2. Good way to use plastic bottles! (Dulane)
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   Message: 1
   Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:07:44 -0800
   From: "Moore, Randy - FW" <Randy.Moore at oregonstate.edu>
   Subject: [Cob] Salt in building materials paper- free copy
   To: <coblist at deatech.com>
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   Hi there,
   If anyone would like a free copy of the paper referenced below, please
   email me a request and I'll send it to you. My univ. library subscribes
   to that journal so I don't have to pay the ridiculous prices that the
   publishers set for individual articles.
   cheers,
   randy
   Corvallis, Oregon
   Message: 4
   Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:23:10 +0100
   From: William Pittman <jimmydeanbean at gmail.com>
   Subject: Re: [Cob] cold damp cob
   To: cobanation at yahoo.com
   Cc: coblist at deatech.com
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   Salt will dry out the cob faster, but that may come at a cost of the
   durability of the cob. Maybe interfering with the sand and clay joining
   together.
   I found a research paper regarding salt and the way it affects building
   materials, and how the negative effects can me mitigated. The bad thing
   is
   it costs $31, but it might prove to be worth the cost for those wanting
   to
   dry cob out faster.
   Here's the link:
   [3]http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W6G-4PKXP
   YR-3&_user=10&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&
   _sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1224442842&_rerunOrigin=google&
   _acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=a18c9cd5a1357d
   c6184f1dd5890f417b
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   Message: 2
   Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:45:59 -0800
   From: "Dulane" <silkworm at spiderhollow.com>
   Subject: [Cob] Good way to use plastic bottles!
   To: <coblist at deatech.com>
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   House in Mexico made from mud (cob?) and plastic bottles.
   Someone sent me these photos in an email. I tracked them down on the
   internet. I don't know who the lady and her family are, but the person
   who
   put these on the web thought they were significant enough to share with
   the
   world. I do too! What a good way to deal with garbage. (I think the
   bottles
   are filled for purpose of density, but you could fill them with many
   things,
   if you could just get the filler into the bottle neck.) I do wonder
   about
   long term break down of plastic in terms of fumes. However, if the
   plastic
   is not exposed, then why would it break down? Regardless, being in a
   tropical country, this house might have much better ventilation than
   being
   in a northern country. But maybe in a far northern country, the plastic
   might not heat up enough to off-gas.
   [4]http://www.instructables.com/id/House-in-Mexico-built-with-plastic-a
   nd-glass
   -bottl/
   Dulane
   "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste
   like
   chicken..."
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References

   1. http://www.sustainablesid.com/
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   4. http://www.instructables.com/id/House-in-Mexico-built-with-plastic-and-glass
   5. http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist