[Strawbale] Sawdust floor

[Chris Green]

Rob Tom wrote:
> If I recall correctly, EcoEco's grandfather had invented a process of
> mineralising wood fibres with the magnesite and one of the products was  
> building panels of some sort. Apparently the panels were in widespread use  
> throughout the UK and Europe, something akin to the ubiquitous Armstrong  
> (ie hung ceilings) panels that are used here in North America.
>   
There are references to both Corcoleum and to ceiling panels made this 
way at this link:
Magnesium Oxycloride is used as a binder of wood or straw to make 
fireproof ceiling panels. 
<http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/QandA/naturalmaterialsQandA.htm>
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/QandA/naturalmaterialsQandA.htm
Search for the term Corcoleum, since the discussion is buried in a long 
Q&A file.
[The oxychloride typo is in the original text.]

I have been trying to find a supplier of larger quantities of these 
compounds but only seem to be coming up with dietary supplements.

Every once in a rare while I get a newsletter from EcoCement, the 
company from Tasmania, and while I think they're on to something I don't 
know if anyone is making any effort to switch to the material, 
especially since it's a proprietary process(iirc). Unlike Portland cement.

Cheers,

Chris Green.