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Re: [APD] straw bales
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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