Papercrete Information shared during Papercreters First Year

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters

A review of our entire first year of papercrete information exchange.

Thanks to every member of Papercreters.
Your memberships and postings are what
has made this movie possible.



Photos and Drawings Courtesy of:

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Video Clips Courtesy of:
mikeysklar
slinkygidget


Music:
Happy Birthday to You
Performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra
(1973)


Edited by: slurryguy


Uploaded February, 2008
to commemorate Papercreters 1st Anniversary


Special thanks to:

spaceman01of99
robertmerrill1953
dbigkahunna
pcknk
elfnori
eepjr24


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[saacbe]

that´s very nice.

I heve some questions i wish you can answer me:

1.-won´t termites and water destroy papercrete?

2.- why using papercrete and not cob to build a house? (i am asking because i find both as good options)

3.- what about foundations, it needs rock foundations, right?

thanks man

[slurryguy]

The best place to ask these questions is on Papercreters. Click the link in the text description of the video and join. It's all free. The url is also displayed at the conclusion of the video.

[slurryguy]

1. There have been no reports of any termites eating or tunneling inside of papercrete. I am aware of one instance where where a nearby termite colony living in a woodpile placed some tunnels made from firewood sawdust along the surface of a wall, but never tunneled inside the papercrete itself. It seems that the cement keeps them out.

Water can damage papercrete. Papercrete should always be kept dry, just like typical lumber construction should be kept dry.

[slurryguy]

2. Cob and Papercrete are different materials with different physical properties. Typically, Papercrete will be a far better insulator than Cob, but Cob will typically have much more thermal mass.

Both are good when used properly, and can even compliment each other and be used together.

3. Any structure, is only as good as its foundation. Cob, Papercrete, Lumber, Stone, Brick, Strawbale, ... all need foundations.

The best Papercrete structures will have quality foundations.

[thomulusmax]

GREAT VIDEO! Looks like you guys have a great time.

[Idiotsmakemesad]

Yeah the jazz was crap and the whole changing display speed with tempo thing annoyed the hell out of me. All the interesting photos only flashed up for a millisecond.

[cmcespedes2]

It seems like the video was created in order to compliment the jazz piece. I don't think that was the intention of this video. Would have liked detailed instructions and techniques than the whole fast changing scenes at the tempo of the music. Final result is: Crappy and uninformative.

[spaceman01of99]

@Quranite

elastomeric, stucco, latex paint, etc.

[Quranite]

So what do you use to make the papercrete water resistant?



[bunkpunkjunk]

I'll huff and puff and blow your papered plastered house down! lol