[Strawbale] more hydraulic vs. hydrated lime

[Raftercat5 at aol.com]

One of the reasons my husband and I decided to build "green" with a SB  house 
is because we wanted to build cheaply, using our own labor and local (or  as 
local as possible) products to build it with.  We have found a source  for 
hydrated lime within a 10 mile radius of our house.  We have not found  a local 
source for hydraulic lime, altho Michel makes it sound enticing to  use.  I 
think I prefer hydraulic lime, due to what Michel said about this  product.  His 
company, tho, is in California.  I am in South  Carolina.  The closest place I 
have found for hydraulic lime is in  Pennsylvania.  Still too far.  Would 
most likely be cost prohibitive  to ship in about 230 bags of the stuff here.  
Michel, if I'm wrong on this,  please let me know.  If you know of a closer 
place to get it, and if the  price is right, I may still consider hydraulic lime.  
If not, we'll have to  settle for hydrated lime.  
 
Also, I must say, someone (I forgot who) told here about a long wait to get  
a permit to build his SB house.  We expected the same thing, so we got the  
ball rolling early.  We went to talk to the codes people about getting a  permit 
on a Friday.  That afternoon, they called us and said "Come and pick  up your 
permit."  We were shocked.  That was in November.  We  weren't ready to begin 
our project until January.  I'm proud to say we  FINALLY got our footing dug, 
and are now waiting for warmer weather to pour the  concrete footing.
- Kathy