[Domesteading 00184] Re: Homasote

[Stephen Miller]

That is the stuff. I have seen it used as siding. Once it is wetted  
it survives well.
On Apr 22, 2007, at 8:14 PM, J & D Goldman wrote:

> This can't be the same Homasote formulation I've looked at.  The one
> I've seen is like pressed newspaper, designed for interior use for
> walls.  Rather dense and good for deadening sound, but apparently does
> not stand moisture well at all.  I'll have to look at their web site
> to see if they have something that is waterproof - or did these South
> Pole guys do something to it so it could withstand water?  Maybe it
> was just too cold for the stuff to really get wet.
>
> - Dan G.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris <bewise at hypertech.net>
> To: A forum for the discussion of aspects of independent,off-the-grid
> living <domesteading at sculptors.com>
> Date: Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:46 PM
> Subject: [Domesteading 00178] Homasote
>
>
>> 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
>>

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