Strawbale Archive for September 2002

I hope this helps

Pat


                                                                                                                         
                      David5430@aol.com                                                                                  
                                               To:       strawbale@crest.org                                             
                      09/29/2002 08:14         cc:                                                                       
                      PM                       Subject:  SB: Re: Stucco breathability issue help                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         




In one of the articles at this site  <A HREF="
http://www.swarthmore.edu/es/strawbale.html";>Swarthmore College Strawbale
House
Project</A> they mentioned that moisture is a big issue with Straw Bale
construction and walls that are completely sealed can hold moisture and
cause
the straw to rot or break down. Is there a stucco that breathes so this
problem doesn't occur? The school took the straw bale house appart and
found
moisture related problems after a few years. It's an interesting article.
Thank you in advance for your help.
DRehus
NE Ohio
"A damp place to build a straw bale home"






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