[Strawbale] more hydraulic vs. hydrated lime

[Chug.]

Hi Kathy

I'm not sure where you are in relation to Mike Wye's US supplier of lime in 
Louisville Ohio but here is the link anyway
http://www.heritagelime.com/

bale on
Chug
chug at strawbale-building.co.uk
http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Raftercat5 at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Strawbale] more hydraulic vs. hydrated lime


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