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<P>Hi Rikki, please, have a look into the internet and look at Tony's Wrench LOW IMPACT ROUND HOUSE. I have the book, so I can have a look into it and know with diameter he used for his house. If you have a look in the last page of the magazine ECOHABITAR you'll see a webpage of Tony Wrench, perhaps it's the fastest way to know a little more about that. Maren<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Chug." <chug@strawbale-building....uk></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>European strawbale building discussions <strawbale@amper....muni.cz></I><BR>To: <I>"European strawbale building discussions" <strawbale@amper....muni.cz></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Strawbale] 1)vaults, domes, and 2)round houses,3)waterproofing bathrooms</I><BR>Date: <I>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:39:20 -0000</I><BR>>Hey Rikki<BR>><BR>>I made a 3.5m diameter loadbearing last year for an infant school play hut and it was tricky, we had to custom make just about every<BR>>bale and make wedge shapes on the ends to get the curve right<BR>>http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/solihull.JPG<BR>><BR>>bale on<BR>>Chug<BR>>chug@strawbale-building....uk<BR>>http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/<BR>>.<BR>>----- Original
Message -----<BR>>From: "rikki nitzkin" <rnitzkin@hotmail...><BR>>To: <strawbale@amper....muni.cz><BR>>Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:19 PM<BR>>Subject: [Strawbale] 1)vaults, domes, and 2)round houses,3)waterproofing bathrooms<BR>><BR>><BR>>1)I donīt want to be a bother, but a Vault is not the same as Dome.<BR>><BR>>2)But since we are one the subject of curves . . . I wanted to know if<BR>>anyone knows what the Minimum diameter for a loadbearing round house with a<BR>>reciprocal roof is? And a Maximum?<BR>><BR>>3)Hereīs my home-made advice on waterproofing bathrooms: I also<BR>>contemplated tadelakt but decided that if I didnīt have someone to show me,<BR>>it was too complicated. So I plastered my wall with clay as flat as I<BR>>could, then I glued the tiles to them with normal silicon (not
very eco, but<BR>>it stuck good!, I tried Frank Thomasīs caesin/lime glue but it came out too<BR>>thin). Since the silicon is a bit thick it made it possible to adjust to<BR>>the small difference of my mostly, but not perfectly, flat wall. I then<BR>>filled in with normal, water-proof joint filler. And thatīs it. Its only<BR>>been finished 3 months, but so far no problems. My theory is that since I<BR>>live alone, it is very unusual that I take more that two showers a day, so<BR>>the acumulated humidity (my bathroom is well ventilated) is minimal, and<BR>>what I have done is enough for the amount of water that splashes on the<BR>>wall. If you donīt want to tile, you could paint a clay plaster with<BR>>several layers of oil (new experiments in spain show that vegtable oil
works<BR>>just as well as linseed . . .I hope its true, because it cost less and is<BR>>more transparent!) like they do for clay floors. This is not entirely<BR>>waterproof, but can handle the amount of water for a shower. I wouldnīt<BR>>recomend these techniques in a public shower to be used all day long every<BR>>day, but for a home I think it is enough. . . .<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>____________________________________________________<BR>> European strawbale building discussion list<BR>><BR>>Send all messages to:<BR>>Strawbale@amper....muni.cz<BR>><BR>>Archives, subscription options, etc:<BR>>http://amper.ped.muni.cz/mailman/listinfo/strawbale<BR>>____________________________________________________<BR>><BR>><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>