How Do You Build With Papercrete?
Papercrete is a building material made from Portland cement, sand or other aggregates, and paper. It’s a relatively green building material, because it generally uses recycled paper, and lasts for a very long time. It’s also a good insulator due to the high paper content. The percentage of Portland cement by volume is much lower than in conventional concrete structures, which further adds to its eco-friendliness. Papercrete homes can be finished to look much like traditional stuccoed houses, and can be used for both traditional home designs (with modification for thicker walls) as well as for more organic buildings. Design your papercrete house. Remember that papercrete walls are typically 12″ – 24″ thick, and therefore have to have foundations that are designed to support walls of that thickness (concrete slabs are often the easiest foundation design to use with a papercrete house, and also the most cost-efficient). You may wish to enlist the help of an architect or engineer. Often yo
