[Strawbale] Chris Green's links to Diato sites

Chris Green pojeros at telus.net
Wed Jan 10 00:33:13 CST 2007


Adam wilson wrote:
> I was looking thru some photos of the diato, from the links put up the other 
> day.  Most were before and after photos of refinished magnesite 
> flooring/decking.  The old magnesite decks seemed to weather pretty bad, 
> which may mean that this flooring option requires moderate maintenance.
> Or the stuff really doesn't hold up too well. 
Your note of caution is well advised. The stairs and decking are on the 
exterior of the house, for the most part, so that may be part of the 
problem.
>  There's gotta be some facts 
> on it's durability available somewhere, and what applications it's best for. 
>   This might want to be looked into before people get too gung-ho about it.  
>   
It is quite the obscure product, so finding out more about it will take 
some time and effort.

Cheers,

Chris Green.



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