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  • From: John Schinnerer <JohnS@STLabs.com>
  • To: 'permaculture' <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Ferro-cement
  • Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 11:14:45 -0800


Aloha,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Permaculture West [SMTP:permawest@olywa.net]
>2.) would it be possible to somehow pack cob or rammed
>earth around and over the ferro cement structure (for added
insulation and
>"earthy" aesthetics",

You might get aesthetics, but virtually no insulation - earthen
building materials offer high thermal mass, but low insulation. If
thermal mass is useful in your situation, you'd get that...

> 3.) how water proof is ferro cement or how would one
>water-proof the ferro-cement?

Water tanks are built the same way you propose to do your dome,
and they hold water. A friend of mine has built two catchment tanks
this way (pour slab, build rebar/mesh armature, mud on ferrocement).

John Schinnerer



  • Ferro-cement, Permaculture West, 01/25/1999
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: Ferro-cement, Jim Sealy Jr, 01/25/1999
    • RE: Ferro-cement, John Schinnerer, 01/26/1999

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