Cob: fibrous reinforcement-grasses, insulation tubes

Tue Aug 5 10:29:27 CDT 2003

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<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 
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<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) 
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<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 
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