[Domesteading 00178] Homasote

[Chris]

I'm sure y'all are aware of this Homasote stuff and I'm wondering what your 
opinion is of it for dome construction...??? (Note: if this has been 
discussed at some previous time, I'm not remembering. <grin>) I found the 
following letter very interesting... the stuff seems too good to be true... 
Also I'm wondering who among us considers self 100% successful in the 
accomplishment of 'independent off-the-grid living'... I'm lookin' for a 
tutor <smile> ~Christine

> Dear Sir:
> I am one of 56 men who constructed and then lived in the Byrd Expedition
> buildings (at Little America, Antarctica, for over a year in 1934-35)
> which were assembled from Homasote lined sections left over from the
> establishment of the first Little America in 1929. These sections were
> already the veterans of five years' storage in damp New Zealand
> warehouses, but were still so strong and easy to saw, fit, and assemble
> that we were considerably surprised. But when we had dug down to the old
> camp and found also that the Homasote in the original buildings was in
> perfect condition after one year of soaking in melted snow (1929-30) and
> five years under the terrific pressure of 20 feet of ice, we were
> completely sold. When other wallboards would have pulped, cracked or
> dissolved, Homasote remained firm and trustworthy insulation against
> blizzards and temperatures of minus 75!
> more at http://homasote.com/about.html