Finished flue box and no slump aircrete experiment

[William Egan]

Here is my finished through the wall flue for my rocket mass heater. I will probably be using a barrel stove until I get the floor done but I will need heat to do that. Also experimenting with aircrete to prevent slumping? collapsing before it sets up.

Thanks for watching.

 

[Meerkat]

Looks good . I didn't know what aircrete was till now.

 

[William Egan]

Looks good . I didn't know what aircrete was till now.

Hey Meerkat, yes aircrete is a pretty revolutionary thing, its light weight, insulative, structural (depending on the mix) and relatively cheap. A lot of people are building igloo type domes with aircrete blocks but you can build any shape. Then they usually put some kind of mesh and hard cement stucco on inside and out to make it stronger. I want to make a sub floor for insulation (cheaper than blue foam board) and then put a thin hard cement covering over that.
Thank you very much for watching and have a great day.

 

[Meerkat]

Hey Meerkat, yes aircrete is a pretty revolutionary thing, its light weight, insulative, structural (depending on the mix) and relatively cheap. A lot of people are building igloo type domes with aircrete blocks but you can build any shape. Then they usually but some kind of mess and hard cement stucco on inside and out to make it stronger. I want to make a sub floor for insulation (cheaper than blue foam board) and then put a thin hard cement covering over that.
Thank you very much for watching and have a great day.

William, your and for the information and can't wait to see the updates. .

PS Notice I really like the little smilies,LOL.

 

[William Egan]

Yes, looks rather festive, LOL.