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Title: Turtle Finish His Ozarks Palace
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Published: Feb 20, 2009
Author: Turtle
Post Date: 2009-02-20 06:45:45 by Turtle
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My father was a general contractor, I was raised in the field, and built houses from 12 to 21. I have a very low opinion of modern building techniques, and have for years been a fan of strawbale houses, which are cheap, easy to build, and solid. It is even possible to build a good cardboard house, although I would only do it in the Southwest. I'd put it up, the adobe the inside and outside with lime plaster. Occasionally patch it, and it'd last a hundred years. Imagine the ease of it. Anyone could put up a cardboard house, and plastering is easy, too. Of course, it could only be one story.
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#5. To: Turtle (#0)
I'm interested in straw bale, too. Have you ever built one?
No, but I have the whole thing in my head. Also, look up "papercrete" for something interesting.
#21. To: Turtle (#7)
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thanks, i will...let me write that down...i have too many windows at the moment including a couple of straw bale ones from yesterday....let me plant them here so i can close them.... www.squidoo.com/straw-bale [How to Build Your Own Straw House + A No-Cost E-Course on Straw Bale House Construction - Free Mini-Course on Building Your Straw Bale House] www.strawbale.com/straw-bale-e-course Frequently asked questions www.strawbale.com/strawbale-faqs i wish the nwo would just go away so i could spend more time on this subject. ================ note to myself : search "living roofs"
"...What Is Papercrete? Papercrete is made from recycled paper with a small amount of cement and sand added. The ratio is 60/20/20. The paper/concrete/sand mixture is stirred in a large barrel, much like a blender, until all paper is shredded and evenly mixed with the concrete and sand. Papercrete can be mortared, drilled, hammered, nailed, used as plaster and as an infill between poles or studs. Recently, some people made the mixture without cement, and created Fidobe or Paper Adobe. These products are dense building logs used in construction. While researching, I found a gentleman that had made a mixer out of an old 55 gallon drum, which was mounted on an old car axle. A unique gearing system attached to an old lawn mower blade did the mixing. He would hook this contraption behind his car, take a slow drive around the block, and have perfect papercrete......." www.doityourself.com/stry/papercrete hahaha....people like this restore my faith in Americans.
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#7. To: AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt (#5)
Have you ever built one?
Replies to Comment # 7. look up "papercrete" for something interesting.
#23. To: Turtle (#7)
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