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<DIV>Hi All, thanks for the correspondence. It has all helped.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Colin flew up on the 5th January, 3 days after the floods subsided. The
bottom row was fully submerged on 31,1st and 2nd January – looks like the 2nd
bale was saved. The internal walls of clay have had the finish coat washed off
but most of the body coat intact. The body coat has now been left in situ and
the slumped mixture of mud and flood silt that is seen in these photos has been
cleared away. The white ‘stuff’ and black ‘stuff’ seen in these photos are
moulds and fungi that were already growing on Day 3.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The external walls look ok despite the original phone calls. The lime is
all intact. The photo does not show it well but there are 2 stain levels. The
lower one is at the top of the first bale and where the internal flood level
went to. The second level is to the top of the second bale – this water level is
also completely around the building. Colin’s initial thought is that it was
splash up of flood water. I wonder if it is raising damp that is visible on the
lime wall. Open to thoughts on this one? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There is some pressure from the council to get the building operational
ASAP so they can support the tourist industry post floods. The building is
insured, but at this stage we are unsure whether the insurer will permit SB
below the new flood levels. The council reps we have spoken to are keen to see
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<DIV>So what have we done, listened to a lot of advice (thanks all):- </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>CLEAN UP</DIV>
<DIV>1. removed the slumped clay mixed with flood silt mix that is seen in these
photos – Done</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>DRYING</DIV>
<DIV>1. leave the clay body coat and lime in situ (as advised by Jim and Graeme)
– Done</DIV>
<DIV>2. opened the building for natural ventilation – Done</DIV>
<DIV>3. arranged fans for when the power is turned on – Done</DIV>
<DIV>4. daily moisture content readings by council – Done</DIV>
<DIV>5. We will apply a lime render over the clay body coat – considering this
on our next visit on 21st January (Day 18). This will allow council to reopen
the building.</DIV>
<DIV>And then there was some lateral thinking:-</DIV>
<DIV>6. With the current humidity natural evaporation may only be a couple of mm
per day. I found this machine that does 28 litres per day. Any thoughts <A
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<DIV>7. Core the width of bale and place socks fill with water crystals and
change these as needed. Water crystals draw in moisture and hold up to 400 times
their weight in moisture.</DIV>
<DIV>8. Re render with positive air displacement tubes and fans</DIV>
<DIV>9. CO2 into bales</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>MOULD AND FUNGI MANAGEMENT</DIV>
<DIV>1. light sprayed walls with chlorine (Sodium Hypochlorite) to kill current
fungi growth. From day 4</DIV>
<DIV>2. follow up light spray of fungicide to minimise further growth. >From Day
4</DIV>
<DIV>3. consider gas based fungicide (fogging) by licenced fumigator </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>MOISTURE CONTENT</DIV>
<DIV>1. spoken harshly to weather bureau who continues to forecast showers for
the area that has kept the temperature lower then normal but the humidity much
to high <A title=http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ60801/IDQ60801.94363.shtml
href="http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ60801/IDQ60801.94363.shtml">http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ60801/IDQ60801.94363.shtml</A>.
Emerald is 500km inland on the Tropic of Capricorn. It has stopped raining in
Emerald, but the wet season is still ahead of them and the first of the seasons
cyclones building up off the coast !!! – They are not answering their
phones.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Day 4 - moisture content in the centre of the 1st bale was 60 – 70%. Centre
2nd bale (100mm up) 16 – 20% <BR>Day 11 – moisture content unchanged. <IMG
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fungi gone <IMG
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>FUTURE PLANNING</DIV>
<DIV>Wikipedia is not offering much hope :- <A
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold_growth,_assessment,_and_remediation">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold_growth,_assessment,_and_remediation</A>
, and our building authority says “Absorbent items that have been saturated by
contaminated water and cannot be cleaned must be disposed of.” and to “get the
Moisture content of other building materials below 16% or throw it out”. I am
unsure that we can achieve any of this best practice post flood damage
advice. <A
title=http://www.bsadisasterrecovery.qld.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Contractor/FLOOD%20-%20Contractor%27s%20guide%20for%20restoring%20a%20house%20after%20a%20flood.pdf
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We must keep moving on this one so the building can be reopened. A large
part of me states that this building can not be an experiment. It is a public
building, and I would hate experimental restoration approaches turn into black
goo. So we may be moving rapidly into replacement of the bottom row. Colin is
playing with some ideas involving timber frames to replace the bales we remove
give the new flood levels. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And from our SB never say die community:-</DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM></EM></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Tahoma><EM>Dear
Chris,</EM></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Tahoma><EM>I am
Stefano from Italy. I am living in a straw bale house near Venice and in 2008
the river flooded and come into the house soaking the first layer of bales.
</EM></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><EM><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN lang=EN-GB>I can
understand your mood and </SPAN><SPAN class=hps><SPAN
lang=EN>I</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
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class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>saw</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext><SPAN
lang=EN> <SPAN
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class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>your photos</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>with</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext><SPAN
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class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>great</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext><SPAN
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class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>anxiety</SPAN></SPAN>.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB></SPAN></EM></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><FONT face=Tahoma><EM><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>Fortunately our the house is not loadbearing and we did not have any
</SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext><SPAN
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lang=EN-GB>subsidence</SPAN></SPAN>. <SPAN class=hps><SPAN
lang=EN>We</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN class=hps>thought</SPAN></SPAN>
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class=hps>was</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>a</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
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class=hps>sporadic</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>event</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">, but</SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>actually</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>happened</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>three</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>times</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>in</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN class=hps>two
years</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">.</SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>So</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>we</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>decided to build</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>a</SPAN>n embankment</SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>all</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>around</SPAN></SPAN> the building (</EM></FONT><A
href="http://www.laboa.org/foto%20argine.html"><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM>photos</EM></FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma><EM>) with<SPAN
class=shorttext> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps>a</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps>huge</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps>quantity of energy</SPAN></SPAN> and money so that it will not happen
again. In September <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>we</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>tested</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">:</SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>there was another</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>flood</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">, but the</SPAN>
<SPAN title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>water</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN class=hps>did
not come</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>over</SPAN></SPAN> the embankment !</EM></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><FONT face=Tahoma><EM><SPAN class=hps><SPAN
lang=EN>Anyway we tried</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN class=hps>not
to</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>replace</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>the</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>straw bales</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">everywhere <SPAN
class=hps>practicing</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>holes</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN class=hps>in
the internal plaster</SPAN></SPAN> deep enough into the wet bales and left the
air passing through</SPAN>. <SPAN lang=EN-GB>Moreover w</SPAN><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>e rented a blower</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=shorttext><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">that farmers use
into g</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>reenhouse</SPAN></SPAN>,
directing the tube toward the wall alternating</SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext><SPAN
lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>hot and cold air</SPAN></SPAN> and. We managed to dry
inside the straw quite enough. In some part facing north where sun never shines,
we are going to replace bales section by section next summer, with warmer
temperature.</SPAN></EM></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><FONT face=Tahoma><EM><SPAN class=hps><SPAN
lang=EN>I wish</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>you</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>a</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">drier (but</SPAN>
<SPAN title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>not too much!) 2011</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>and</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>I</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN class=hps>send
you</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>my</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>love</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></EM></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM>Stefano</EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM></EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P><FONT face=Tahoma><EM><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>Dear <SPAN>Chris, Colin and Lance,</SPAN></SPAN> </EM></FONT>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM>Luckily we had water into the house for one day,
<SPAN> </SPAN>three times <SPAN> </SPAN>(3 floods ), but bales were
submerged for “only” 20 hours each time.</EM></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><EM><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN lang=EN-GB>We
have lime render and clay plaster. We used lime putty (= seasoned slaked lime)
and sand outside, no cement nor hydraulic lime, and clay, sand and straw inside.
We did not use any instrument to measure moisture content, just hands.
F</SPAN><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>ew</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>days</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">after the flood
<SPAN class=hps>we had</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>mushrooms</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>sprouting on</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN class=hps>the
walls</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>and
</SPAN><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>rot</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=shorttext><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>and</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext><SPAN
lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>mildew</SPAN></SPAN> smell.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB></SPAN></EM></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM>Flood was in winter and we had almost three months of rain, high
humidity and cold (5-10°C).</EM></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><EM><SPAN lang=EN-GB>We
made some holes into the wall and with the greenhouse fan and the plastic tube
we </SPAN><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>blew</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=shorttext><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>alternately</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=shorttext><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>hot and cold air</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=shorttext><SPAN lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>on</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=shorttext><SPAN
lang=EN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>the walls</SPAN></SPAN> for probably 2 or 3 weeks.
</SPAN></EM></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><EM><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>Someone suggested us to make holes into the walls and
put twisted newspapers inside and change them 2 o 3 times a day. (too much work
for us!) I think that making holes and let air pass through, probably cold
<SPAN> </SPAN>air in your climate (early morning</SPAN></SPAN>, late
afternoon and night), is better.</EM></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM>I should not spray any fungicide in my home, but lime wash (a
little denser than normal) which has an high pH between 11-13 and it is natural
without any toxic residues for human health. And probably is cheaper
!!</EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><EM><SPAN
class=hps><SPAN lang=EN>We decided not to work on the walls, replacing straw
bales and plastering, until we have the embankment. We</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN> <SPAN class=hps>completed</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">it <SPAN
class=hps>in</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>September</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">, after that</SPAN>
<SPAN title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>it</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>started raining</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>and</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">it is still <SPAN
class=hps>raining</SPAN></SPAN>. <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN
class=hps>Next</SPAN> <SPAN class=hps>summer</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN class=hps>we
will break some plaster to</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN
title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><SPAN class=hps>see
how straw</SPAN></SPAN> is.</EM></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM>If you have any question I will be glad to
reply</EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma><EM>Good luck</EM></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=MsoNormal><EM><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma>Stefano </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "
lang=EN-GB></SPAN></EM></P><BR>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN class=hps><SPAN
lang=EN><BR></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma><A
href="http://www.laboa.org">www.laboa.org</A></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma>Shall keep you in touch with our progress. We value your thoughts
and experience</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px" class=Stile1><SPAN class=hps><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Tahoma>Love Chris, Colin and
Lance</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>