<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi all in a debate on the Spanish list serve, talking about "insulating" clay floors, the following observation was made:<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; ">"Otra pregunta: no sé si en la capa de aislamiento se podría añadir además ceniza?. Sé que la ceniza se utiliza como muy buen aislante en hornos de barro tanto en la solera del horno como mezclada con el barro (yo mismo la he empleado). Sería una posibilidad de reutilizar un residuo sobretodo la gente que produce cantidades importantes (chimeneas, cocinas económicas, estufas...)."</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; ">"one more question: I don't know if in the insulation layer (of the clay floor) it would be possible to add ashes? I know that ashes are frequently used as good insulation in clay ovens-both in the floor of the oven and in the clay. Would it be possible to re-use a residue (ashes) that many people produce in important cuantities?</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; ">note: here in spain a lot of people still use wood-burning stoves and ovens, as well as fire-places...</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; ">Any thoughts or comments?<br> </span><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Bradley Hand ITC TT'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div>Rikki</div></div></div></div></span></div></div></body></html>