Patti Stouter has been busy talking to bag suppliers, and ordering and testing samples. The goal is to create a list of the best suppliers with the best products and prices. (We currently have a short list of suppliers on our Resources page at EarthbagBuilding.com, but it’s more of a random list of companies.) Here’s Patti’s latest email about a new discovery of fine mesh bags.
“I tamped a segment of it full of earth and it was very strong. Look at this photo- this is very common as an infill section in a plastic bag, or a back to let it breathe. I assume it is less expensive than the raschel or leno bags because the fibers are smaller. It appears to be sewn on both sides with a plastic tape, but I am surprised at how strong it is. If someone else wants to look into this in future…. here it is.”
For those of us out west, the shipping from Wholesale Discount is expensive. But they have the best price I have found for new raschel. 19 cents each in bundles of 500. They maybe a great source for people in the South Eastern US.
Thanks. That sounds like a good price.
I have a request for quote into Gulf Coast Bags and will post as soon as I receive it. They are located in Houston and I am building in Texas so a good deal for me wrt shipping and somewhat better than shipping from Florida.
I found a couple of companies on the west coast, but neither has responded to my request for quote.
http://www.gulfcoastbag.com/material-types/woven-polymesh.html
Has anyone ordered from wholesale discount market? It seems that they are located in Florida, so shipping might be costly for those of us out west.
I’ve been on the same search as Patti, but haven’t found a great deal on those mesh bags, yet.
I have found 22 x 36 raschel bags at $.24 each in bundles of 500 at Wholesale Discount Market.com. Their mesh leno bags are more expensive.
http://www.wholesalediscountmarket.com/acatalog/Onion_Bags.html
Me neither. Most of the mesh is as expensive as the regular poly rice bags. The raschel in the link you provided seems promising. I wonder what the knit spacing is? Would they hold the 3/8 inch scoria?
The most common mesh size is around 1/4″, so this would work with 3/8″ scoria.
Very good idea this earth bags for constructions. Aside the flexibility, they are very good for thermoisolation.
Good luck,
A reader!