[Strawbale] 2x2" galvanized welded wire mesh for SB house

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Kathy wrote:

> 2x2" galvanized welded wire mesh price quote ...  about knocked our  
> socks  off!!! $747.50 for one roll 100'  long, and 4' wide

Rob Tom wrote:

Kathy;
Have you checked a local farm supply to see  what they have ?

Rob Tom:  Yes, that's the first place we went.  They checked  their ordering 
books to see if they could locate it, but never were able to get  exactly what 
we wanted.  Yesterday, we got a catalog in the mail from Farm  Tek, who we've 
purchased from before.  My hubby was thumbing thru it, and  VOILA!  He found 
it!  He ordered it over the phone, and the price was  MUCH, MUCH lower.  Since 
this SB house will be the first one in this area,  our codes dept. here is 
pretty sceptical on the way we build it.  They're  wanting super strong walls, 
and think the wire is the best way to go.  It  was either this wire, or 3 
rebars per bale, and we think the wire is cheaper,  and easier to do, as the roof 
will go on before the bales, and it would be  almost impossible to put rebar in 
the top bales because the roof would be in the  way!  We chose the lesser of 
2 evils!  LOL
I love this Strawbale list.  Everyone is so helpful.  Thanks for  your reply.
-Kathy



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