[Strawbale] what's wrong with chicken wire?

[Alan Mason]

What's wrong with standard stucco chicken wire?  Well, I have found it
breaks very easily when tying bales together, and otherwise generally
deforms far too easily. 2s welded wire mesh, on the other hand, is generally
about 3-4 times the cost of chicken wire.

Hate to sound like a shill here, but I was recently turned on to a product
called Structalath, made by a company out of Canada
(http://www.structawire.com/). The squares are about 1.5 inches on a side,
and it comes in 38 3/8", 48" & 54" widths, although many conractor supply
houses only carry the 38" size. I don't know what its status is for building
departments generally, but inspectors in San Diego County have no problem
with it. A stucco contractor I know in SD won't use anyting else anymore.

I generally pay about $47 for a 38" x 150' foot long roll, a little more
expensive than standard chicken wire stucco mesh, but far cheaper than 2x
welded wire mesh last I checked. It works really well when tying bales
together and otherwise. The company has or is developing numerous other
products that the strawbaler will find useful.

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Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 6:29 PM
Subject: [Strawbale] what's wrong with chicken wire?


> What's wrong with chicken wire?  Doug
>
>
> Doug:  We originally planned on using chicken wire, but found that  welded
> wire mesh is better.  The reason is that 2x2 welded wire mesh is  approved
by
> building codes for HUD.  If anything else is used, it can  compromise the
> engineering (my hubby dictated this while I'm typing...)   The wire has
been
> ordered, and is being shipped next week.
>
> - Kathy (who won't change horses in the middle of the  stream).
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