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baler netwrap instead of straw?

C. Letellier

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I had been looking at exterior retaining walls. If I can leave the straw out the wall will be more waterproof. The neighbor has a huge pile of net wrap that he is just going to burn. So would net wrap rolled into mud logs act in place of the straw? Any one tried it.

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John C Daley

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No, but you could experiment with it.
Or find another use for the nets so it will not be burned.

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Cob brick made with baler net wrap starting its 3rd winter. Sitting on a block of firewood with a stick under one end so it wasn't flat and water would run off but out in the weather steady. Very little visible deterioration so far.

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