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| − | '''Papercrete''' is a fairly new low cost mortar mix for making blocks, panels, poured walls, roofs, plasters, renders, pond liners, etc | + | '''Papercrete''' is a fairly new low cost [[Mortar Mixes|mortar mix]] for [[Making Concrete Blocks|making blocks]], [[Sheet Materials|panels]], poured walls, roofs, plasters, [[Mortar Mixes|renders]], pond liners, etc. |
| − | A good starting point, with lots of pretty pics is here: | + | Papercrete uses mostly [[Re-use & Recycle|waste and recycled materials]], and can include any of the following: |
| + | * paper | ||
| + | * wood chippings | ||
| + | * sawdust | ||
| + | * cement | ||
| + | * lime | ||
| + | * sand | ||
| + | * silt | ||
| + | * subsoil | ||
| + | * expanded polystyrene | ||
| + | * fibrous weed and plant material | ||
| + | * broken bricks, blocks, tiles, stone, etc | ||
| + | * ground brick, tile, glass, stone waste | ||
| + | * clinker, slag, etc | ||
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| + | A good starting point, with lots of [[Pretty Picture Links|pretty pics]] is here: | ||
http://www.livinginpaper.com/ | http://www.livinginpaper.com/ | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 15 June 2007
Papercrete is a fairly new low cost mortar mix for making blocks, panels, poured walls, roofs, plasters, renders, pond liners, etc.
Papercrete uses mostly waste and recycled materials, and can include any of the following:
- paper
- wood chippings
- sawdust
- cement
- lime
- sand
- silt
- subsoil
- expanded polystyrene
- fibrous weed and plant material
- broken bricks, blocks, tiles, stone, etc
- ground brick, tile, glass, stone waste
- clinker, slag, etc
A good starting point, with lots of pretty pics is here: