[Cob] floor insulation- peanuts- foam etc

[Charmaine Taylor]

  the important
thing is to make your floor mix dense and at least several inches thick so
that floor stays rigid and the insulation stays where you want it.
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--Last year a local company that makes life vests for boating etc was giving
away  hundreds of thousands of miscut pieces ( shaped like a shield or 1/2
of a vest front- which is what they were)  basically  6" x 10"  or larger
 anyway they had switched to  this Gaia foam-- a more earth friendly  NON
PVC foam and just had too much waste  and no way to use it. so instead of
landfill they gave it away.

 I used it as the ceiling insulation, laid down onto free 4x3 sheets of
pegboard material - placed like a puzzle- it filled up every inch of the
sheet, and then went up as my studio ceiling.( see the story and a photo
here : http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/gascascein.html  )

I have a  big pile left as was thinking of using it to make an insulated
closet floor. I had a "closet" 5' wide x 16' long built off of my studio-
this is all framed and roofed already, but  the  ground there is  6"-8"
below the slab floor of the studio.

the closet is for storage of all my book store packing:  boxes,  paper
reams, bubblewrap,  stuff that takes a ton of space,' but it is Cold here on
that north side,  so no dampness or moisture for the cardboard is desired..

so I    already lime- stabilized the soil with a rototiller, and packed it
flat, now I wanted to lay a base  billboard tarp, and lay down a thick, neat
layer  of the Gaiafoam--  it should stay put fine. I can use a clay slip to
keep them put.  I plan a wood floor over the space on the  frame so just
need a  mouse free zone with no water entry.  Id toss in foam peanuts too if
I had them


Ms. Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
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