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Cob: fibrous reinforcement-grasses, insulation tubesPatricia L. MacKenzie ruanmackenzie at hotmail.comTue Aug 5 10:29:27 CDT 2003
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Charmaine,</P> <P>Regarding those packed-by-yourself insulation bags and boxes, do you feel they need any type of fireproofing or insectproofing? I also assume it is dry sawdust rather than damp or wet - boy, would that be a quiet area!</P> <P> <BR>>From: Taylor Publishing-DirtCheapBuilder <TMS at NORTHCOAST.COM></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Taylor Publishing-DirtCheapBuilder <TMS at NORTHCOAST.COM> <DIV></DIV>>To: coblist at deatech.com <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Cob: fibrous reinforcement-grasses, insulation tubes <DIV></DIV>>Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 09:36:20 -0700 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P>**Section deleted </P> <P>>on a related topic of materials </P> <DIV></DIV>>Ken Kern has used long dry lawn grasses, I was reading one method he <DIV></DIV>>used...clay and long grasses, rolled up in chicken wire like <DIV></DIV>>tubes...he was always looking a free and alt materials, for <DIV></DIV>>insulation he filled long paper tubes with sawdust and laid then in <DIV></DIV>>the wall cavity like logs..the paper tubes were made by using a 5" <DIV></DIV>>stovepipe as a form, taping the paper around it and filling, then <DIV></DIV>>sliding the pipe out...seems like a lot of work to me...easier would <DIV></DIV>>be to take sturdy paper grocery bags, fill with sawdust, staple <DIV></DIV>>shut, like a softbrick, and lay inside cavity, maybe clay slip or <DIV></DIV>>dunk in clay, let dry for added fire resistance. (US postal <DIV></DIV>>inspectors forgive me!) but I was also considering filling the <DIV></DIV>>strong cardboard Priority Mail boxes with sawdust, seal, paint with <DIV></DIV>>a clay slip or dunk, and stack between studs. <DIV></DIV>>in real life I would only use USED/already mailed ones of course, <DIV></DIV>>not rip off the mail system, don't want to go to federal prison for <DIV></DIV>>misuse of giv property (g) <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Ms. Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing <DIV></DIV>>http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com http://www.papercrete.com <DIV></DIV>>PO Box 375, Cutten (Eureka) CA 95534 707-441-1632 <DIV></DIV>>books at dirtcheapbuilder.com <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Add photos to your messages with <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMTENUS/2749??PS=">MSN 8. </a> Get 2 months FREE*.</html>
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