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

[gerstley at aol.com]

Seems like if you install the mesh with the wires at a 45 degree?angle, the wall would have lots of shear strength.? Sort of like wire bracing a gate.


Tim


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From: Andrew Morrison <andrew at strawbale.com>
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Sent: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 1:09 pm
Subject: Re: [Strawbale] 2x2" galvanized welded wire mesh for SB house




I am sure you confirmed this, but I thought I should mention it.  Many farm
suppliers carry 2" x 2" wwm in the 14 gauge.  The problem is that the "wwm"
stands for WOVEN wire mesh, not WELDED wire mesh.  The woven wire mesh has
absolutely no shear value.  So, for what it's worth, please double check to
make sue you did not order woven wire mesh.  Good luck.

Andrew

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Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 4:04 AM
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Subject: [Strawbale] 2x2" galvanized welded wire mesh for SB house

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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