Ever heard of ferrocement roofs made with burlap instead of wire mesh? This site explains everything you need to know. Thanks to Matt for finding this innovative roof method.
Source: Ferrocement.com
Ever heard of ferrocement roofs made with burlap instead of wire mesh? This site explains everything you need to know. Thanks to Matt for finding this innovative roof method.
Source: Ferrocement.com
“This method of roof construction appears economically powerful enough to illuminate a pleasant path where immortal corporations will unavoidably encounter equal competition from mortal corpuscles.”
It literally took me a minute of rereading to parse this sentence. I do admire their ingenuity though.
Could you do something similar with fiberglass mesh?
Yes. Check the ferrocement site.
I read this article. Could you please tell what kind of acrylic they combine with the cement. I’ve always been interested in ferrocement building techniques but this is the first time that I’ve seen it used with acrylic vs. shotcrete. I’ll research the acrylic too.
Check this link: https://naturalbuildingblog.siterubix.com/hypar-roofs/ They’re the experts on “roofs first”, hypar roofs and acrylic cement roofs. They sell a low cost book with all the details if needed.
Very cool!