I have been busy putting on the discovery coat or scratch coat. While screening my clay and and my sand, I have gotten to wondering why not use some of those...
On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:31:46 -0400, Bruce Fraser ... Bruce; While a 1 part cement (+ plasticiser presumably) to 6 parts sand mix is a bit on the lean side,...
... coat? ... enough clay away to release the rock EH(?); As mere speculation, I'd say that if the wall were exposed to driving rain, the stones (if exposed in...
Putting that plaster on with the rocks in it will be a trial- to say the least!! And as the plaster has a different rate of expansion/contraction than stone...
... As mere speculation I'd say that if the wall is in a position to be subjected to a driving rain, you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of frustration...
Just as concrete has gravel in it, we used walnut sized gravel, to help fill in some of the deep spots. We put on the plaster (lime), and then threw the rocks...
I recently stumbled onto something that has speeded up my clay screening. I have a hilside of good quality clay with very little sand or organic matter....
Leanne, RT, and Sarah It might be that lime adheres better to rocks than does the clay plaster. But judging by how hard it is to break some of the lumps of...
Hello all- I am building a house in iowa, and of course, Im behind schedule. The bales are unfortunelty coming whether or not Im ready. So, I'm looking at...
Hi Jonathan, Our bales have been sitting outside for a good while, and they are heavily and extremely well tarped. It took awhile, but it's now done and...
Whoops, I forgot to mention that our bales are sitting atop wooden pallets we got from a lumber company who didn't want them anymore. You could also check for...
Jonathan, Just a note to add to what Caralee has said. We also have a number of bales sitting stacked and tarped, but being in Wyoming, we have wind. I found...
We stored our bales in a barn. Weather you choose the trailer or the barn, the important questions to ask are how well sealed is either option. Does the roof...
Be careful with the tarp storage method - we also used the very heavy tarps - silver - and huge from a farming supply store with blue (less expensive tarps)...
I think the problem with tarp storage is moisture - in the straw. If you have sun beating down on a pile of anything covered with plastic the moisture within...
Greetings baleheads my favourite method for keeping bales dry is, Pallets on ground covered in plastic sheet, then more pallets, this stops moisture wicking up...
... We used pallets, laid directly on the top of the stack. Tarp on top of those, and another set of pallets on top of those, or concrete blocks tied to a...
... Just thinking out loud for a moment... One of the downsides to the pallets on top + tarps method is that once you start taking the bales away at least some...
RT, This sounds good. One question that comes to mind (I expect more will come later) is the question of wind. I can visualize this whole thing flying away ...
... will come later) is the question of wind. I can visualize this whole thing flying away because the wind got underneath Wind is always an issue with tarps,...
If you have any wind/water/snow load at all you also need horizontal support or the whole thing falls sideways like dominos. You can still use rebar; tie...
... Ah, but no. Use some of that handy baling twine you have around to link the pallets together in a little train of pallets, and that way when you pull a...
... Or just angle the first and third hoops such that they touch at the top, and the second and fourth the same, and tie all places where the hoops cross each...
... horizontal support or the whole thing falls sideways like dominos. Not sure what you meant by "horizontal support" but a few rows of purlins (to help...
I hope this isn't off topic, but we need to purchase a wood stove for our new home and are clueless about which brands are the best quality. We couldn't afford...
Hi, I like what I read about the "justa stove". I found it by accident one day and was real impressed. You can find info about it by searching for that name...
We LOVE our Jotul! We figured it would be like other wood stoves and the size room it would heat exaggerated. NOPE. We bought one too big for our home- they...
Hi Sandi, I've done a fair amount of research on woodstoves because we'll be buying one, too. I have a few criteria, one of them of course being the way it...
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