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Comment by 🚀 maxheadroom

Re: "Hempcrete?"

In: s/hemp

i played a bit with paper crete in the past. It's not very strong and doesn't insulate as good, but it's easy to get started. just do a dumpster dive in a paper container, grind up a bucket of newspapers, then make a few mixtures in different ratio's to see what works best.

then once dried play a bit more with water to see if it still holds up when wet, in the winter also freez it as the ice could make a disaster, and torch it to see if it burns , insulates etc.

🚀 maxheadroom

Jan 31 · 3 months ago

2 Later Comments ↓

😺 Nono [OP] · Feb 01 at 02:08:

@flipperzero: Hey! Thanks, but I was curious about industrial hemp really... I guess it's not as popular as i thought it might be... Hope this changes in the future.

😺 Nono [OP] · Feb 01 at 02:12:

@maxheadroom: I hear that hempcrete is not well suited for structural stuff, but it's said to be very good for walls and insulation... And it doesn't burn easily.

So I think the similarities are rather limited here... I certainly wouldn't want to live in a house made of paper haha!

But thanks, I hadn't heard of papercrete, interesting to see people trying stuff out!

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Hempcrete? — Hi there! Any of you guys have experience building with hempcrete?

💬 Nono · 4 comments · Jan 30 · 3 months ago