Installing
the hemcrete took place amidst almost continuous rain, broken only by the
occasional torrential downpours. It would
be difficult to plan more difficult weather in which to carry out a hemcrete
build.
Despite the adverse weather the
shuttering was completed in around 4 days and the hemcrete installed in just
over three. Shuttering was left in place
over the week-end - a little longer than recommended – but the alternative was
to risk the wet mixture being eroded away by frequent torrential rain.
As it was a storm broke the day after the
shuttering was struck and it is a tribute to the expertise and determination of
Jason and his team that the still wet hemcrete all stayed firmly in place.
Since
then the weather has at last changed for the better and after three days of
warm sun the walls are starting to dry out – though at 300mm thick there is
still much water left to find its way to the surface and drying will not be
complete for several months.
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