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Reply to New member, new build.Good call on adding an additional layer of p/vcrete and placing the dome on the brick floor as suggested by David S. All is looking good now. Looking forward to the rest of the build.Today, 10:20 AM -
Reply to New member, new build.After reading your post UtahBeehiver I decided to put my form work back on and raised it an inch above existing Perlite/vermiculite base , I then made another batch of 5:1 perlite cement to go on top. Having not quite enough to do the front landing again I went with a vermiculite/fine sand/cement mix...Yesterday, 02:29 PM -
Reply to New member, new build.Because a vermicrete/perlcrete mix requires so much water in the mix there is more than double that which is required for adequate hydration, so damp curing to enhance strength is less of a problem. It is the elimination of the freee water that is the greater problem. Read my attached experiment on...Yesterday, 02:02 PM
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