SB: Skinning Army Bales (was Re: SB: FW: Stucco Mix)

["Robert W. Tom" <archilogic@yahoo.ca>]

1/24/02 9:48:40 AM, "Ben Obregon" <Ben@steinbomer.com> wrote:

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>> The question is: can pulverized glass be used in place of sand for a cement stucco mix. 
(Exterior only, interior will be a gypsum plaster). The concern that was raised is ' is the glass too 
smooth for the cement to adhere to or does the pulverizing process create enough rough edges 
for a proper adhesion. <<

Ben;

Although I've not seen it myself, the kitchen countertops in the 
Toronto Healthy House (formerly called the "Codicile" during 
the design phase) are made with recycled glass, I *believe* used
as a substitute for the more typical stone/sand aggregate in
a Portland cement mix. The woman who told me about the counters
said that they were very sexy and she wanted one.
You can contact the builder/homeowner (Rolf Palomeino (sp?))
by going to        

http://www3.sympatico.ca/rolf/toronto.html

(or if I've made a typo, enter "Toronto Healthy House" into your
search engine.)