SB: Re: earth plaster for commercial use

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

ooops!!!  that should be pounds per square INCHES...similar to concrete.  

John (Square dancing with Square Feet)  Swearingen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Tom" <ArchiLogic@yahoo.ca>
To: "John Swearingen" <john@skillful-means.com>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: earth plaster for commercial use


> 9/23/2002 7:55:44 PM, "John Swearingen" <john@skillful-
> means.com> wrote:
> 
> >We have a pise mix that gets up to 2500 or 3000 psf.
> 
> Whereas Portland cement with sand or sand/stone aggregate will 
> easily yield   compression resistances of 2500 or 3000 pounds per 
> square inch (as opposed to per square foot).
> 
> Actually I know nothing about PISE primarily because we don't seem 
> to do a lot of it  up here.
> 
>  ~~~*~~~
>  Rob Tom
>  Kanata, Ontario, Canada
> <ArchiLogic@CHAFFyahoo.ca>
> (winnow the "CHAFF" spamguard from my edress in your reply)
> 
>  Please visit http://www.the HungerSite.com daily
> 
> 
> 
> 



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