[papercreters] Is this papercreters group still active?
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Vickey McDonald vickeym@gmail.com [papercreters]
Is this papercreters group still active? I see no new posts since 2018.
KIm Travis gartht@windstream.net [papercreters]
Agreed. Building with papercrete appears to be dying. Crafting
with papercrete is on the rise.
Have not seen any activity in a very long time.
On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 5:52 PM Connie Losee clos...@gmail.com [papercreters] <paperc...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Is this papercreters group still active? I see no new posts since 2018.
Vickey McDonald vickeym@gmail.com [papercreters]
Agreed. Building with papercrete appears to be dying. Crafting with papercrete is on the rise.
On 12/5/2019 11:10 PM, Vickey McDonald vic...@gmail.com [papercreters] wrote:
Have not seen any activity in a very long time.
On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 5:52 PM Connie Losee clos...@gmail.com [papercreters] <paperc...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Is this papercreters group still active? I see no new posts since 2018.
clarke2 clarke2@znet.com [papercreters]
I continue to be interested and collect cardboard in anticipation of
building a mixer and making walls and decorations for my homestead.
Dan
Vickey McDonald vickeym@gmail.com [papercreters]
I continue to be interested and collect cardboard in anticipation of
building a mixer and making walls and decorations for my homestead.
Dan
KIm Travis gartht@windstream.net [papercreters]
We had an epic failure due to early rains, so for now, we are not using papercrete, but we will be back at it, one of these years. We are in Texas,
I continue to be interested and collect cardboard in anticipation of
building a mixer and making walls and decorations for my homestead.
Dan
eo greensticks eogreensticks@gmail.com [papercreters]
Vickey McDonald vickeym@gmail.com [papercreters]
this appears just as i was thinking about papercrete!i make ferrocement sculptures and often have used some paper in the top coat, the sculpted layer, because it is easier to work with and 'softer' than concrete but i have some concern about the longevity of the papercrete. So far the early ones are holding up- i have waterproofed them and the percentage of paper pulp is not high...Has anyone tested paperadobe for bushfire resistance? bush fires are increasingly a problem-i have read that if the mineral content in the mix is high enough, then papercrete won't burn but of course Portland cement will burn out where clay will not. Could i substitute clay for the PC?cheers, eo
Vickey McDonald vickeym@gmail.com [papercreters]
We had an epic failure due to early rains, so for now, we are not using papercrete, but we will be back at it, one of these years. We are in Texas,
On 12/6/2019 9:54 AM, clarke2 cla...@znet.com [papercreters] wrote:
I continue to be interested and collect cardboard in anticipation of
building a mixer and making walls and decorations for my homestead.
Dan
KIm Travis gartht@windstream.net [papercreters]
Yes, I have tested several mixes. They don't burn they smolder,
and turn to ash over a long period of time if they catch fire. A
mixture of at least 50% cement is needed to prevent this.
this appears just as i was thinking about papercrete!i make ferrocement sculptures and often have used some paper in the top coat, the sculpted layer, because it is easier to work with and 'softer' than concrete but i have some concern about the longevity of the papercrete. So far the early ones are holding up- i have waterproofed them and the percentage of paper pulp is not high...Has anyone tested paperadobe for bushfire resistance? bush fires are increasingly a problem-i have read that if the mineral content in the mix is high enough, then papercrete won't burn but of course Portland cement will burn out where clay will not. Could i substitute clay for the PC?cheers, eo
KIm Travis gartht@windstream.net [papercreters]
That was not the issue, we were using it on the roof, expecting
we had until October to get the job done, the rains hit hard in
August and stayed until March is serious mudpit season. No way to
fully protect what we had done and the weight of it has cracked
the rafters. The papercrete is fine, it stays nice, but the
weight of a wet roof.....
I know they require what is known as "tall boots and a big hat."
As in it needs to be well up off the ground level and have good, large overhangs to protect it from rain, puddles, snow, etc.
On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 8:32 AM KIm Travis gar...@windstream.net [papercreters] <paperc...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
We had an epic failure due to early rains, so for now, we are not using papercrete, but we will be back at it, one of these years. We are in Texas,
On 12/6/2019 9:54 AM, clarke2 cla...@znet.com [papercreters] wrote:
I continue to be interested and collect cardboard in anticipation of
building a mixer and making walls and decorations for my homestead.
Dan
eo greensticks eogreensticks@gmail.com [papercreters]
