Re: [APD] straw bales

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

How does it hold up if it gets wet?

sh

--- "Richard J. Sexton" <richard at aquaria_net> wrote:

> At 06:52 PM 30/09/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> >I would be a bit leery on using just bales.  They will
> compress.  90gal is 
> >what, over 720lbs of just water weight.  Bales can
> compress easily.  That's 
> >why NM building code only allows them for infill walls,
> not structural use.  
> >You'll need a top plate to evenly distribute the weight,
> and for an 
> >aquarium, I would be very concerned with lateral
> movement.
> 
> Where's it gonna go?
> 
> They will distribute the load more evenly than
> any other stand and once under compression they become
> quite solid.
> 
> I wan thinking of (Mahogany) marine ply for the top.
> 
> 
> There's more straw bale buildings around here (pop 1300)
> than
> anfwhere else in Ontario - there's the same mumber of
> thew in Ottawa.
> 
> There's two story Nebranka style (load bearing{ houses 
> here.
> 
> As for load bearing, check this out:
> 
> 
> http://www.potkettleblack.com/natbild/jakubal.html
> http://www.potkettleblack.com/natbild/jakubal6.html
> 
> Looks like it would be a great fishroom.
> 
> 
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