Cob: enviroshake/ rain collection

[Brian Gregor]

There are some other manufacturers of similar products:
http://www.ecoshake.com
and
http://www.ecostarinc.com

I believe the Ecoshake folks said their product was safe for rainwater
collection when I asked them by email.  I've never used either of these
for anything myself.


-brian


On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, jenny walker wrote:

> Hello,
> I went to a 'country home show' last weekend and one booth had 'enviroshake'
> on display which is made from recycled tires mixed with hemp to look like
> cedar shakes. They looked quite natural and quite nice close up. They
> apparently cost about the same as cedar shakes but they have a 50 year
> guarantee and don't start to break down for about 100 years. Just wondering
> if anyone could predict what the off-gassing situation may be on to rain
> water if one was collecting. I asked the rep and he looked like no one had
> ever asked him that before but thinking on his feet said it'd be fine after
> the first few good rains.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Jenny Walker
>
> Jenny Walker
> Freelance Graphic Designer
> & Illustrator
> 613-741-7980
> http://www.jwalkerdesign.ca
> jenny at jwalkerdesign.ca
>
>