Thanks, i would like to give strength to the two lime plasterd ( with GREB mortar) wall covering the strawbale.<br>Polypropylene mesh is microfiber inside the mortar or wire mesh like, the ones used for fence during building construction or to take fish in the sea ?!<br>
<br>Thanks, andre<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/5/25 Dave Howorth <<a href="mailto:dave@howorth....uk">dave@howorth....uk</a>>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Sun, 2008-05-25 at 19:22 +0200, andre leorat wrote:<br>
> hello<br>
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> Is galvanised iron also sensible to lime mortar?<br>
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</div>Galvanization only buys time. The zinc corrodes away instead of the<br>
iron/steel. But after a time the zinc is gone and then the iron<br>
corrodes.<br>
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> in another way is it possible to put galvanized iron mesh in lime<br>
> mortar coating to add strength to straw bale wall?<br>
<br>
</div>Probably better not. The traditional answer would be hair but<br>
polypropylene mesh is also used in the US. It may be better structurally<br>
- it depends what you need.<br>
<br>
Cheers, Dave<br>
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