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Hi Rikki,
We are inclined to stuff with straw clay mor often
than loose straw as the loos straw is more likely to attract moisture and
moisture problems,
Tim
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Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:01
AM
Subject: 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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