[Cob] Lint insulation???

[dirtcheapbuilder-Charmaine Taylor]

  Not sure how good it would be R value wise , but maybe stuffed into 
burlap sacks and lightly clay coating the sacks  to  resist burning/ 
fire might work?

  you will  have a lot I take it.....so why not start and keep 
collecting?  I would be worried over the fire resistance, so adding 
some borax or lime powder dry-- might help.   Let us
know how long it takes to flll one bag-sack, etc?


I have also used sturdy paper GROCERY  bags, they have a high"burst" 
resistance" they make a perfect "block" for insulation when filled with 
sawdust-lime- and stapled down...I alway coat them in clay-lime skip- 
again for flame resistance. A night light lint block sounds like a fun 
project!

I have  also used  LINT as a fiber additive to a   clay plaster.  I had 
added  crushed gyp sheetrock leftovers,  adding water and a bit of clay 
and  shredded paper, and it made a nice creamy mix for interor 
plastering

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On Mar 19, 2006, at 12:10 PM, David Boyer wrote:

> We live in 200 unit apartment complex with 8 dryers and both work in 
> hospitals where scads of laundry and linen is washed and dried. All 
> the material that collects on the dryer lint screens is 
> engarbageized....
>     Has anyone ever heard of using lint for insulation? What might be 
> some ways to apply it?
>
> David Boyer
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