Re: SB: drainge planes

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

2/14/02 12:11:49 PM, Jeff Anderson <au806@tcnet.org> wrote:

>Anyway my question is; How do you incorporate a drainage plane behind earth
>plaster on the exterior of the bale wall? 

Jeff;

The answer to your question is "You don't."

The earthen plaster itself could be a drainage plane in a 
rainscreen cladding assembly.

ie There would be another cladding layer on top of the earthen plaster with 
 a drained, ventilation airspace bewteen the two. 

The earthen plaster would serve to encapsulate the straw to help it retain 
its R-value, to keep out rodents and widgety-bugs, to fireproof the straw,
...and serve as the drainage plane.


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Rob Tom
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
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