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

[Carportman]

What's wrong with chicken wire?  Doug

Raftercat5 at aol.com wrote:
  my hubby is gathering things we'll need when we do the strawbale part. 
He's 
>been searching online for the 2x2" galvanized welded wire mesh to put on 
the
>strawbales (we're doing a post and beam).


Whatever for??? Most people think that any mesh whatsoever is wasted 
because of the stucco's tendency to stick to the straw. I also built
a P&B and went "overboard" and used regular stucco mesh. Who is
telling you to use 2x2 welded wire mesh?

However, wherever bales meet wood on the P&B structure, but sure to 
install expanded metal (blood mesh) that spans the dissimilar
sub-surface. This will prevent cracking at those junctions.

regards,
dion

Dion: The reason for the 2x2 welded wire mesh (galvanized) is for sheer. 
We are located in S. Carolina, and sometimes get hurricanes here. Better safe 
than sorry. The 'blood mesh' (expanded metal lath) you talk of will be used 
around windows and over any wood that will be covered with tar paper. We'll 
be using burlap where we cut out the notches for the poles to stuff straw 
behind, and for holes, gaps, etc. 
We found the 2x2 wire, btw, at Farm Tek. Much cheaper!
- Kathy



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