[GSBN] Wall Heights - Larger & Multi-storey Straw Bale buildings

[Ken Haggard]

Common practice in these parts is pneumatic application of stucco for all stucco applications because it saves much of the labor. We've found it also gives a very good penetration of straw bales particularly when we use very light weight mesh perhaps this would be the case for earthen plasters as well. Ken Haggard SLO Sustainability Group
On Apr 6, 2013, at 1:08 AM, forum at lamaisonenpaille.com wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>> 
>> ......for instance I would think that if one had an earth plaster for instance which was very well bonded into the straw (as with say a pre-dipping method where one has up to 80mm of earth fused with the outer layer of straw) 
>> 
> I just wanted to comment on the dipping method for creating a -supposed- superior bond.
> 
> Chris Magwood (correct me if I'm wrong) who has dipped with  French Dip-Tom Rijven has tested different types of bonding plaster to bales and the outcome (not surprisingly) was that dipped bales do     NOT hold their plaster any better then other methods. 
> 
> I have also dipped with Tom and opening up them bales afterwards showed no penetration in dense bales.
> 
> IMHO, in order to create the best bond one can, one has to drive the plaster into the bales as hard as one can. 
> Letting a bale sit in a few inches of slip does not 'wick' the plaster in a bale. And if it does go into the bale, I worry about the density of that bale.
> 
> Have a nice weekend,
> André
> France
> 
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