SB: Re: Lime Plaster VS Cement Plaster

["John Swearingen" <john@skillful-means.com>]

Barbara,

Of course this is a question for your structural engineer, and has a great
deal to do with the specifics of your house design, like how many windows
you have, where they are, location of internal walls, etc.  But here is a
suggestion:  use x-bracing on the first floor and eliminate it on the top
floor.

John


----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Linn" <barblinn@uswest.net>
To: <strawbale@crest.org>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: SB: Lime Plaster VS Cement Plaster


> We are under construction in Grass Valley, CA in Nevada County for a two
> story strawbale house.  The current plans call for 4 x 4 post and 4 x
> 10/12beams typ.  There are cross bracing details approved by the County
> and already tested.
>
> The whole team- builder (Chief Keith and Dave) agree this method is a
> pain to construct because of all of the hold-downs and notching
> required.  We will use wire mesh stapled top of beams and bottom of
> sills both inside and out.
>
> Now here is the debate-  all of us want a breathable house- so we want
> to go with a lime plaster system.  This works with the cross strapping,
> which remember is a pain.
>
> If we went to a cement plaster system we could omit cross strapping-
> Has anyone done this in California successfully??  Being structurally
> conservative, I hate
> to put so much emphasis on the skin to provide shear value.  Won't that
> crack in an earthquake and then where would we be?
>
> I hope this creates a lively discussion online, because we certainly
> have been throwing all of the pro's and con's around.
>
> Thanks for your thought in advance.
>
> ArchBarb
> PDX,OR
>


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