[Strawbale] Plaster mixes - now glass fibers?

[William R Bloom]

Here in the southwest, you can get the glass fibers at 
Home Depot as stucco is big here and it is frequently 
added to stucco mix.  They are similar if not identical to 
the glass fibers you use in concrete to help reinforce it. 
 We used it in poured foundations and driveways in 
Michigan.  The glass fibers, like straw can be problematic 
if used on a finish coat as they can be visible.

Bill

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:44:44 EDT
  Raftercat5 at aol.com wrote:
> Sometimes I add chopped straw or glass fibers.  The 
>chopped straw  
> works okay to prevent cracking, and the glass fibers 
>work very well. 
> The  glass fibers also make it more difficult to take 
>the stuff apart,  
> later.
> 
> There you have  it.
> 
> -Speireag.
> 
> Speireag:  My curiosity is piqued now.  Please elaborate 
>on the  "glass 
> fibers".  Where do you get them, how small are they?  Do 
>they  blow in the wind, 
> getting in eyes, etc.?  Is it like fiberglass 
> insulation?  Would plastic fibers 
> from rope do the same thing?  We'll  be plastering next 
>year, if all goes 
> well.
> - Kathy
> 
> 
> 
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