Simon Malik wrote:
I'll look-up lightweight foamed concrete. Can you recommend any DIY resources ?
Chris Dubwize wrote:
If you suffer from low ambient temperatures led will not offer heat! So you may need to supplement.
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Randy Richey wrote:Heya,
I am getting ready to build a 16x16 structure in an hybrid fashion. I am wondering if anyone else has done anything like this before.... and with success!
Imagine a 'normal' 2x6 stick construction all the way around. Infill with formaldehyde free fiber glass insulation. Without any vapor barrier, adding wood lap siding to the exterior. Then on the inside, a 4" (properly secured to the stick framing) layer of earthen plaster with a final layer of Natural American Clay.
The concept is to have thermal mass on the inside of the insulation to absorb the wood stove heat in the Winter versus burning me out. Also to have R19 insulation but without vapor barrier so that the earthen layer can breath moisture in and out and won't get too trapped (slight worried about the lap siding but I might not caulk it to allow vapor movement.
This room with be connected to a 12x16 room with Hvac. So any excessive moisture coming inside during the hot humid months of central Virginia will be moved around with fans and removed by a ductless HVAC in the 12x16 room.
So do you all think this will work?
Alan Loy wrote:Perlite and clay slip is used as an insulater in rocket stoves. Would the say apply if used as an outside insulation layer for a building?