Michael,
Have you seen the restoration of the Taj Mahal show that I caught a glimpse
of on television last weekend? If not, check it out, if yes, then what did
you think of their mortar mix, not to mention the carvers.
Best,
Leland
Leland R. S. Torrence
Leland Torrence Enterprises and the Guild
17 Vernon Court, Woodbridge, CT 06525
Office: 203-397-8505
Fax: 203-389-7516
Mobile: 203-981-4004
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
www.LelandTorrenceEnterprises.com
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Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [BP] ICF"S and UFO's
Much of my initial talk and interest in lime mortars
stems from the fact that I am
I am working pro bono with a client in the high desert of North to north
West Argentina restoring some 1840 adobe structures ;
I go every winter to work with his masons
last year much of our time was spent hauling
stone with mules on rock sleds pulling
rounded Basalt out of rivers along with river sand and making coarse stuff
with the Calcium oxide that they sell there ( 70 miles away) in bulk in
60lb plastic bags
All the restorations are performed in this manner ;
either rustic random rubble walls
or (then )stuccoed followed by historic lime wash ;
however the new 'add ons" to be constructed this year
are extentions out the back of the historic originals
Viewed from the road only the historic front facade can be seen
The extented rooms out the back
of the two room mud houses(called puestos)
are bathrooms and sleeping quarters some with large kitchens .
The owner wants to construct these with ICF"s
( Insulated concrete forms ) .
Because they are easy to transport and put up ,
they require little technical skill to assemble ,
make doors and windows where you want them
and are easy to store ,
they arrive flat with the re bar in them .
and all you do is pop them open at the corners , then lock in place
and pour with your mud
Being a luddite I first had trouble making such a switch
but the stone being so difficult to get to
and the area is so remote the . ICF's make some sence
not much happens here the last big event was a ufo crash they sent the
troops up into the mts to investigate ...they found Nada ,zip , the usual
swamp gas
although many people saw it
(Imagine big Bend national park with 77,ooo acres of nature perserve and
desert wilderness with mountains at 12000 ft )-
Talk about lonesome cowboys
and all i get for crews are mostly cocca chewing grave diggers or unemployed
shamans (here smoke this..err no thanks)
These ICF's (I am told )can be filled by shovel with soil cement,
or adobe clay
we got good test pours in cubes with clay ,
dolomitic ag lime , cal oxide and pebbles
the adobe (used even in the towns ) has not been tested
after the icf walls are up we can use
the tradional stucco and lime wash to color them
even the roof is a insulated form that you can place red tile on
I have not discovered any of the the downsides of these systems;
and would appreciate hearing from anyone
or getting in touch with technicians who have experince as to what to look
out for
.....besides salesmen and the local cactus juice Py
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