I am in the planning stages currently for building two 60'x30'x12'high
combination shop & office buildings. Both buildings will be located in
NW Kansas or SW Nebraska. I have decided that one of these buildings
will be built with straw bales and I am considering Earthbag
construction using crushed volcanic rock for the second building. I
want to do the shop/office building first and then make the decision
later whether I will use the straw or the Earthbag construction for my
main residence. Since we have a family farm in the NW Kansas area straw
building materials are not a problem but finding an economical source
of crushed volcanic rock (one inch in diameter or less) is
questionable. Do any of you know of a good source of truckload
quantities of crushed volcanic rock within 600 miles of the Tri-State
area of CO/NE/KS? I have the use of a tractor trailer with a 1400
bushel capacity so transportation isn't that big of a deal to me.
Any information is appreciated but please no E-mail replies.
Dennis

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I am in the planning stages currently for building two 60'x30'x12'high
combination shop & office buildings. Both buildings will be located in
NW Kansas or SW Nebraska. I have decided that one of these buildings
will be built with straw bales and I am considering Earthbag
construction using crushed volcanic rock for the second building.
snip
Do any of you know of a good source of truckload
quantities of crushed volcanic rock within 600 miles of the Tri-State
area of CO/NE/KS?

If it's that hard to find the materials, and you have to waste so much
energy/money to get them, perhaps it's not a good choice. Why not make them
both strawbale?

OTOH perhaps Earthbag construction (I've never heard of it before) doesn't
really need "volcanic" rock. In fact, which volcanic rock are they talking
about? Pumice? Obsidian? Granite? Perhaps there is something of similar
hardness locally.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is
nothing worth being eager or vigorous about."
Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893.

While vocanic rock sounds interesting, I would consider using limestone
instead. I'm not sure where exactly you are in the Kansas region, but
I'm aware of Southwest Missouri having an abundance of limestone avail.


Post mining, the old quarries are fitted with refrig equipment and act
as massive coolers. Limestone has some solid insulation properties, and
should be on a short list of consideration.


Chookie wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:

I am in the planning stages currently for building two 60'x30'x12'high
combination shop & office buildings. Both buildings will be located in
NW Kansas or SW Nebraska. I have decided that one of these buildings
will be built with straw bales and I am considering Earthbag
construction using crushed volcanic rock for the second building.
snip
Do any of you know of a good source of truckload
quantities of crushed volcanic rock within 600 miles of the Tri-State
area of CO/NE/KS?

If it's that hard to find the materials, and you have to waste so much
energy/money to get them, perhaps it's not a good choice. Why not make them
both strawbale?

OTOH perhaps Earthbag construction (I've never heard of it before) doesn't
really need "volcanic" rock. In fact, which volcanic rock are they talking
about? Pumice? Obsidian? Granite? Perhaps there is something of similar
hardness locally.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is
nothing worth being eager or vigorous about."
Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893.

On 3 Nov 2005 10:01:43 -0800, wrote:

I am in the planning stages currently for building two 60'x30'x12'high
combination shop & office buildings. Both buildings will be located in
NW Kansas or SW Nebraska. I have decided that one of these buildings
will be built with straw bales and I am considering Earthbag
construction using crushed volcanic rock for the second building. I
want to do the shop/office building first and then make the decision
later whether I will use the straw or the Earthbag construction for my
main residence. Since we have a family farm in the NW Kansas area straw
building materials are not a problem but finding an economical source
of crushed volcanic rock (one inch in diameter or less) is
questionable. Do any of you know of a good source of truckload
quantities of crushed volcanic rock within 600 miles of the Tri-State
area of CO/NE/KS? I have the use of a tractor trailer with a 1400
bushel capacity so transportation isn't that big of a deal to me.
Any information is appreciated but please no E-mail replies.
Dennis

you are not going to get any source of volcnic rock in that area but
as far I know all you need is atype type that isn't to disolve on
(avoid limestone) but shale or stronger sandstone shopuld do fine

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