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Greetings, everybody.
In the contemporary history
of bale walls, first there was the internal rebar pinning system. This
then gave way to external pinning, especially in the cold climates where metal
in the wall was an invitation for moisture. I have heard numerous
references now to walls being laid up without any pinning structure, but have
not found details on these systems. Can anyone elaborate?
Furthermore, how might this relate to my situation: Nonloadbearing bale-wrap
walls, pinned by vertical 2x's laid on flat on the interior and exterior fixed
to the floor bale track and soffit or top plate and tied together every other
course w/ heavy twine, with a vented clapboard rainscreen attached to the
exterior pins. I'm assuming here that pinning makes sense, in that it
serves more than one purpose...
Also, in reevaluating whether to stack walls w/ bales on
end or on flat for a non-loadbearing bale-wrap wall, I was trying to weigh pros
and cons. Can folks add to this list? I was unable to come up w/
much more on a listserv archive search or through books. It seems that the
difference isn't extreme (again, for a non-loadbearing wall).
On-edge pros: better insulative qualities due to strand
orientation, fewer bales needed; Cons: difficult to modify, particularly to
shorten vertically to meet with second-story tracks or other horizontal plane
framing interruptions, harder to earthen plaster w/o wire mesh (can it be done
anyway?)
Finally, I'm throwing out another call for a lead
on bale sources in NE US/ SW Que.
Thanks for your help and your
recommendations.
In Peace,
Jacob Racusin
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