Comments on: Pallet House Construction Alternative http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/ Less is More Sustainable Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:52:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: JimmyBlitz http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-5985 JimmyBlitz Sun, 30 May 2010 06:54:16 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-5985 This is one of the best things for house design that has come along in a long time .I whant to build something like this for my self wife and kids .On the place we have out in bfe .And get out of the city . It just seems that geting someone to come out and say you may live in it .Mite be hard .Half to look into that .Befor I start halling pallets out there lol This is one of the best things for house design that has come along in a long time .I whant to build something like this for my self wife and kids .On the place we have out in bfe .And get out of the city . It just seems that geting someone to come out and say you may live in it .Mite be hard .Half to look into that .Befor I start halling pallets out there lol

]]> By: Kate http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-5627 Kate Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:12:47 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-5627 Hi Cara I am interested in the method which you are using. I have seen pictures of a small place made with singe layer pallets stuffed with starw mixed with clay slip and then earth plastered over. I wish to do a trailer house ( gypsy wagon) and perhaps I will sacrifice floor space to have a double wall pallet structure. How is your test wall? Thanks everyone for the ideas here on this forum. Hi Cara
I am interested in the method which you are using. I have seen pictures of a small place made with singe layer pallets stuffed with starw mixed with clay slip and then earth plastered over.
I wish to do a trailer house ( gypsy wagon) and perhaps I will sacrifice floor space to have a double wall pallet structure.
How is your test wall?
Thanks everyone for the ideas here on this forum.

]]> By: Ron http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-5535 Ron Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:34:23 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-5535 How practical..or stupid is the idea of building a two story dwelling this way(dumb idea?) How practical..or stupid is the idea of building
a two story dwelling this way(dumb idea?)

]]> By: NancyGraven http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-4875 NancyGraven Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:23:53 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-4875 Hi, I haven't gotten through all the comments yet. but I wanted to offer a caution about using wool as an insulator... Wool, when burned, gives off Cyanide gas (hope I'm remembering the gas right) This contributed to the deaths of so many people in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, My memories of the news coverage said that some people were found dead in their seats due to the poison given off by the burning woolen drapes. I am not saying you shouldn't use wool as an insulator, (it's a great green idea) but you might want to consider some sort of treatment for it to make it fire retardant. Also, it's going to need a LOT of cleaning first (which will pull out most of the smell). If you don't want to do it yourself, there are fiber mills who will do it, Ohio Valley Natural Fibers is closest to me, and I know that Kent and Ginny will take your fiber to whatever level of finishing you want, short of actually knitting your sweater!(ok they MIGHT do that too) They can make the wool into batts which could be laid into the pallets as they are stacked. Hi, I haven’t gotten through all the comments yet. but I wanted to offer a caution about using wool as an insulator… Wool, when burned, gives off Cyanide gas (hope I’m remembering the gas right) This contributed to the deaths of so many people in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, My memories of the news coverage said that some people were found dead in their seats due to the poison given off by the burning woolen drapes. I am not saying you shouldn’t use wool as an insulator, (it’s a great green idea) but you might want to consider some sort of treatment for it to make it fire retardant. Also, it’s going to need a LOT of cleaning first (which will pull out most of the smell). If you don’t want to do it yourself, there are fiber mills who will do it, Ohio Valley Natural Fibers is closest to me, and I know that Kent and Ginny will take your fiber to whatever level of finishing you want, short of actually knitting your sweater!(ok they MIGHT do that too) They can make the wool into batts which could be laid into the pallets as they are stacked.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-3822 Anthony Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:39:14 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-3822 Don't think that would be as fire frindly as woold tho. If there was a fire the wool would not burn and help to put the fire out. The pater is a good idea tho if your not to worried about fire safty. Don’t think that would be as fire frindly as woold tho. If there was a fire the wool would not burn and help to put the fire out.

The pater is a good idea tho if your not to worried about fire safty.

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-3129 Michael Janzen Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:16:19 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-3129 That's a really good idea Gill... in fact I think that would probably add to the strength of the structure too. Thanks! That’s a really good idea Gill… in fact I think that would probably add to the strength of the structure too. Thanks!

]]> By: Gill http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-3127 Gill Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:12:37 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-3127 Has anyone thought of papercrete, or for that matter simple papermache, (recycled newspaper) poured into the wall cavity? There is some way I seem to remember for treating it, to discourage rot and insects. Seems it would make a great sustainable insulation. Peace! Has anyone thought of papercrete, or for that matter simple papermache, (recycled newspaper) poured into the wall cavity? There is some way I seem to remember for treating it, to discourage rot and insects. Seems it would make a great sustainable insulation.

Peace!

]]> By: Cara http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Cara Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:31:36 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-3104 I am looking at building with pallets, but putting them vertically - two deep and alternating so the "seams" are offset. The pallets are fastened to each other since they are double think and offset and so you wouldn't need to worry about a bracket system. This would make it strong enough and would use fewer pallets. It also wouldn't be so heavy. For insulation, I would stuff with straw, then encase it in chicken wire and stucco over the entire wall. Vertical posts every 8 ft. (Conventional roof) Doing a test wall - we were able to screw together a 14ft long by 10 ft high wall in just a few hours. Stuffing with straw went quickly by using a mop to shove the straw down and we had the chicken wire stapled on and one coat of stucco applied all in one day. I'm hoping to start on a house in the Spring. I am looking at building with pallets, but putting them vertically – two deep and alternating so the “seams” are offset. The pallets are fastened to each other since they are double think and offset and so you wouldn’t need to worry about a bracket system. This would make it strong enough and would use fewer pallets. It also wouldn’t be so heavy. For insulation, I would stuff with straw, then encase it in chicken wire and stucco over the entire wall. Vertical posts every 8 ft. (Conventional roof)

Doing a test wall – we were able to screw together a 14ft long by 10 ft high wall in just a few hours. Stuffing with straw went quickly by using a mop to shove the straw down and we had the chicken wire stapled on and one coat of stucco applied all in one day.

I’m hoping to start on a house in the Spring.

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 Michael Janzen Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:24:46 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-2294 Hi Elizabeth... I've not heard or read any actual end-user reports but did find this interesting article on it at Inhabitat http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/05/31/sheep-wool-building-insulation/ Hi Elizabeth… I’ve not heard or read any actual end-user reports but did find this interesting article on it at Inhabitat
http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/05/31/sheep-wool-building-insulation/

]]> By: Elizabeth Goertz http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/12/16/pallet-house-construction-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-2293 Elizabeth Goertz Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:57:09 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=779#comment-2293 I recently discovered a family farm near by that has sheep, they shear them every year but have not sold the wool for the past couple of years due to low wool prices, I am considering making them an offer and using wool for insulation. Wool is fire retardant and natural, but will moths eat it? will the little house smell like a wet sheep? Has any one out there had experience with this? I recently discovered a family farm near by that has sheep, they shear them every year but have not sold the wool for the past couple of years due to low wool prices, I am considering making them an offer and using wool for insulation. Wool is fire retardant and natural, but will moths eat it? will the little house smell like a wet sheep? Has any one out there had experience with this?

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