[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: [BULK] concrete vs block vs ___ foundation wall

[Lawrence Lile]

I first noticed this on one of those saturday afternoon shows that talk
about building when nobody is watching TV.  I was rather fascinated,
because the proponents were saying that the walls go up faster, have
more shear strength, and are easier for the DIYer to accomplish than a
conventional mortar joint.  Mind you, I've never tried it myself, so I
don't speak from experience.  
 
 
 
http://www.thenaturalhome.com/drystackblock.htm
 
 
--Lawrence

________________________________

From: Reuben Deumling [mailto:9watts at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 4:19 PM
To: Lawrence Lile
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: [BULK] concrete vs block vs ___
foundation wall


Lawrence,
can you say any more about this method, or point me to a website perhaps
that explains it? I did not know about drystacking and am now eager to
learn as much as I can. Thanks.
Reuben


On 9/27/06, Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com> wrote: 


	   > The way to work with blocks is to stack them dry and face
bond
	them.
	    It will be stronger, go faster, and be more impervious.
Check out
	the
	    flexible footing discussed here some weeks ago - their
method for 
	    setting up for foam blocks should be just the ticket for
(the first
	course)
	    of dry stack.
	
	I have never had any luck convincing a mason to do dry stacked
surface
	bonded concrete block.  Tests show that this is stronger and
faster than 
	conventional block, but they just poo-poo the idea.  There is a
special
	surface bonding cement for this operation, has some kind of
fibers in it
	to add tensile strength.
	
	--Lawrence Lile
	
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