12-26-2013, 10:21 AM
Thanks all for the input, answered exactly what i needed to know.
I only have interest in burlap because I saw other people using it AND it seems like it would be a cheap building material. Nothing else really...
It sounds like the better choice would be to go with a rebar structure and use the steel mesh as a medium to apply the concrete onto instead of burlap.
I was mainly hoping to utilize the ohia on my property while taking advantage of the termite/moisture resistant properties of the concrete. The burlap was a secondary idea spurred by some examples I've seen elsewhere.
This will probably be my route since you've convinced me organic + inorganic is not equal to safety ...
http://organicarchitecture.weebly.com/th...mplex.html
definitely more expensive since I can't procure a lot of the materials for free, but obviously seems a lot safer and will probably end up being cheaper than your standard stick frame house like hpm, argus, etc. keeping in mind I will be building it on a relatively small size like the unit in the link rather than a whopping 2-3k sq ft suburbia standard.
I only have interest in burlap because I saw other people using it AND it seems like it would be a cheap building material. Nothing else really...
It sounds like the better choice would be to go with a rebar structure and use the steel mesh as a medium to apply the concrete onto instead of burlap.
I was mainly hoping to utilize the ohia on my property while taking advantage of the termite/moisture resistant properties of the concrete. The burlap was a secondary idea spurred by some examples I've seen elsewhere.
This will probably be my route since you've convinced me organic + inorganic is not equal to safety ...
http://organicarchitecture.weebly.com/th...mplex.html
definitely more expensive since I can't procure a lot of the materials for free, but obviously seems a lot safer and will probably end up being cheaper than your standard stick frame house like hpm, argus, etc. keeping in mind I will be building it on a relatively small size like the unit in the link rather than a whopping 2-3k sq ft suburbia standard.