> > > > It has always seemed to me that there might be a way to use pallets, > stood vertically as a non-load bearing infill or curtain wall - as > infill between posts, filled with insulation, and a coating of > plaster/stucco/mud etc? They always reminds me of the old > lathe/plaster walls (complete with horse hair in the plaster!), and > they are not a bad thickness for this use. > > They'd take wind loads for sure - let the posts at 3' or 4' OC carry > the roof loads, set rafters or trusses right on the posts, at that > spacing. No plates needed when you do that.
> Easy to fasten other materials inside and out, too (metal, drywall). > > Just a thought... > > Edward Beggs > > > On Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 04:07 PM, James Slayden wrote: > >> I'm sure that reclaimation of the landfills will happen well before >> Archeologists have a chance to study it. ;-) Someone will realize >> that >> mining the landfills produces much wealth. >> >> James Slayden >> >> On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Hakan Falk wrote: >> >>> > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> ˇFREE Health Insurance Quotes-eHealthInsurance.com http://us.click.yahoo.com/1.voSB/RnFFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
