Hi David all clay is not equal so testing is the order of the day, try some different mixes smeared on bales with differnt ratios of sand and clay, too much...
Hi Chug Many thanks for the feedback - that's really helpful & encouraging. I was going to email you about this anyway (I've corresponded with you before from...
Ok John, I haven't had a tv in 23 yrs and can't come up with one thing I do now that I would give up in order to watch the tube. We do have a way to watch...
Construction of the KOC Sustainable Living Centre "In 2006, the Sustainable Building Design and Construction program of Fleming College designed and built the...
Hi Mark, I have to say that your gallery's coverage of this project is Really good and insightful. But (isn't ther always a 'but') I could not believe the...
... Thanks. Not mine though - never been there, had no part of it. I just came across the website and really liked what I saw. As to the insensitive site...
Mark, I am glad you cleared so much of the land around your sb home, it kept you safe.. Many years ago when I still lived in CA we stood there watching ...
On Wed, 02 May 2007 23:37:16 -0400, Daniel Priest <danielpriest@...> ... Daniel; The following values are from a chart in "Lehmbau-Handbuch" by Gernot ...
Wow Murray!!! Thanks so much!! We've been discussing this very issue as we have 20 bags of hydrated lime sitting outside (covered) and we've been discussing...
On Thu, 03 May 2007 15:12:28 -0400, Lawrence Lile <LLile@...> ... LL-man; I'd say that how much the oak will get gobbled-up depends upon the species....
... cut onsite in ... There are many species of oak in North America, but only a few appear in the commercial market. Before using site-cut oak, it would be ...
... From: CALXA@... Subject: Re: [Strawbale] Oak Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 09:58:54 -0400 Somewhere in the ancient info about lime use is the use of hydrated...
All of my walls have lime plaster, inside and out. On the inside, I have beautiful living room walls where we put the color into the plaster (as opposed to a...
I'm going to throw some oil on the fire and see if we can get a good (polite, respectful, thoughtful) discussion started here. Is there a real benefit in...
Leanne, Apparently what it sounds like is that there wasn't enough clay in your plaster mix. Or at least for the problem you describe that is usually what...
... framed one? Hi, Chris. There is the benefit to the environment of the sequestered atmospheric carbon (it is short term, yes, but a short term solution...
Heating! We had a couple of inches of snow today. We're in northern Wyoming. ... From: Pennbo's To: SB-r-us@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007...
Hi Chris, The first thing that come to mind, especially as you don't particularly want a "garage," is to make it adaptable in the future. In that respect,...
... Good point but the only thing it could be turned into in this area is more garage. It can't be more living space unless it is a garage that includes...
... good argument, but so can a stick frame ... ... I'd disagree, stick frame is very easy to modify (lightweight, small section timber, easily handled, you...
Hi Chris: <Also would use the recycled denim insulation (Bonded Logic) instead of fiberglass.> Something you may want to consider about the "green" aspects of...
Good points Doug. We've also been discussing the relative health impact of cellulose as the inks and other products put on and into paper and paper prodeucts...
... turned into habitable space as well as changed or extended (due to the post and ... Ms. PeeBo; I'd venture that for a soon-to-be-extinct-building type...
... I was wasting time at the magazine rack today and in the summer issue of Innovative Houses there was an article about container houses. One website I...
... That's at the moment, but I was being optimistic about future changes to the requirements, and the lessening 'need' for garages. As you have to built it,...
Thanks, Chris for the link: http://www.containercity.com/ What a lively use of recyclable materials, here in the US courtesy of the trade deficit, and...
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