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<div>Thanks for the update Kendra. I also tried to call Sarah and assumed she was in recovery mode. Can u send me the photos?</div><div>Ben</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:88%;color:#364f67" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Dodson Harper <dodson@reginc.com> <br>Date: 9/28/17 5:23 PM (GMT-06:00) <br>To: Global Straw Building Network <gsbn@sustainablesources.com> <br>Subject: Re: [GSBN] Bayside Strawbale Hurricane Damage strategy <br><br>Kendra <br><br>Thanks for this email. I called Sarah a couple of weeks ago but did not hear back. I would like to see some photos if possible.....<br><br>Dodson Harper<br>Principal<br>Resource Engineering Group<br>O: 970.349.1216<br>C: 970.209.3938<br><br>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Kindra Welch <kindra@claysandstraw.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> Hi Folks, We had the privilege several weeks ago of having a project we baled and plastered in 2015 sit through a direct hit from a Category 5 hurricane, Harvey, as it made landfall on the Texas coast. The project belongs to Sarah Robbins and sits near Bayside, TX on a little corner of land between Mission Bay and Copano Bay. Design by Ben Obregon, Engineering by REG.<br>> <br>> The bales and their lime plaster did great. The plaster on the windward walls looks sandblasted with a few dings from projectiles. A few minor cracks on corners. <br>> <br>> However a section of the roof peeled off: the dark side of the wrap around porch? lightly nailed roof plywood? … And some bales were soaked from above.<br>> <br>> So I drove down and poked it with a moisture meter. Most readings at the top of the walls maxed out the meter, about half way down the wall we started getting 30-40% readings. “normal” walls that kept their roof read about 20-24%. The owner, Sarah, has kept the meter and will re-evaluate every week to see if there are any changes. <br>> <br>> Besides the missing section of roof, the interior was completely soaked and the cork floor ruined, but thats it for damages. The solar and rainwater were up a running the whole time, so she had power and water when everyone else had none.<br>> <br>> The homeowners insurance is not expected to cover damages, but FEMA might come through with a little something. Therefore we are trying to keep repair costs to a minimum.<br>> <br>> So my thought is to wait a few weeks, maybe a few months, and see if the walls dry out. If they start to smell we will have to take action. In which case I would like to remove the exterior plaster and bales, leaving interior plaster (re-inforced lime 1” thick - still in perfect condition) intact. And replace bales from the exterior, then replaster the exterior. <br>> What do you think, will it work? What implications will I have from new bales having no connection to interior plaster?<br>> <br>> I have pics if anyone is interested.<br>> <br>> Kindra<br>> Clay Sand Straw<br>> Austin, TX<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Gsbn mailing list<br>> Gsbn@sustainablesources.com<br>> http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/gsbn<br>_______________________________________________<br>Gsbn mailing list<br>Gsbn@sustainablesources.com<br>http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/gsbn<br></body></html>