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Re: [Strawbale] newspaper insulation and waterproofing



At 02:16 PM 1/28/03 +0000, Rikki wrote:
There are some gaps created by carpentry that i want to insulate before covering.  Most of these will be filled with loose straw, but in some areas it would by hard to use straw because it will fall out. I had thought of using wadded up newspaper to fill in these difficult spots.  Any comments on that idea? 

Hi Rikki --

Generally SB builders in the US use straw-clay (leichlehm) to fill these gaps, as the clay binds the straw together and keeps it from falling out.  If clay plasters are used for the finish, it also helps to key these into the wall.

regards,
Catherine
 
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