Nemesis
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Thought people might find this of interest:
http://www.jjsharpe.co.uk/workhouse3.html
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Earthen flooring
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Nemesis
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Well now - I wonder if I could become a regular supplier then?
Seems a shame to have to keep taking them to the recycling when they could be part of an eco friendly building.
Maybe only the green glass is used?
Seems a shame to have to keep taking them to the recycling when they could be part of an eco friendly building.
Maybe only the green glass is used?
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I'm doing some work with Ty Mawr's 'glaster' at the moment, and it's lovely stuff - the way the green glass and the the odd bits of blue and brown reflect the light makes it a shame to cover it.
With the amount of bottles we get through, I'm tempted to heave them into the mixer with a few stones and sieve the results to see what we get.
With the amount of bottles we get through, I'm tempted to heave them into the mixer with a few stones and sieve the results to see what we get.
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One of my Strawbale books that I got from New Mexico has a great section on how to do this traditional flooring style from the SW of the USA.
http://www.amazon.com/Straw-House-Goods-Independent-Living/dp/0930031717/ref=pd_sim_b_title_2
They say it gets very tough but I have been in many places in Taos that have been battered by heavy boots and heels, a friend who runs a B and B in the foothills of the Sangre De Cristos has had to have theirs filled and fixed a few times over the last 10 years but looks great and they also use UFH in one area and it works well.
http://www.amazon.com/Straw-House-Goods-Independent-Living/dp/0930031717/ref=pd_sim_b_title_2
They say it gets very tough but I have been in many places in Taos that have been battered by heavy boots and heels, a friend who runs a B and B in the foothills of the Sangre De Cristos has had to have theirs filled and fixed a few times over the last 10 years but looks great and they also use UFH in one area and it works well.