X-Account-Key: account3 X-UIDL: 36EC9C021FB741D89582A88378823A X-Mozilla-Status: 0000 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Received: from n11a.bulk.scd.yahoo.com ([66.94.237.16]) by highonpots.com with MailEnable ESMTP; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 23:38:18 -0600 Received: from [66.218.69.1] by n11.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Mar 2005 05:36:02 -0000 Received: from [66.218.66.32] by mailer1.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Mar 2005 05:36:02 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: groups-email X-Sender: liquidwindows@yahoo.com X-Apparently-To: papercrete@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 15147 invoked from network); 28 Mar 2005 05:36:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m26.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 28 Mar 2005 05:36:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n19a.bulk.scd.yahoo.com) (66.94.237.48) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Mar 2005 05:36:01 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: Received: from [66.218.69.3] by n19.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Mar 2005 05:35:57 -0000 Received: from [66.218.66.71] by mailer3.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Mar 2005 05:35:57 -0000 To: papercrete@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 X-Mailer: Yahoo Groups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 66.94.237.48 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:12:0 X-Yahoo-Post-IP: 64.136.49.228 From: "Doug" X-Yahoo-Profile: liquidwindows MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list papercrete@yahoogroups.com; contact papercrete-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list papercrete@yahoogroups.com List-Id: Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 05:35:34 -0000 Subject: [papercrete] Re: Papercrete Swimming Pool Reply-To: papercrete@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I believe the pool paint is what Clyde uses for all of his exterior
waterproofing - it is a little on the expensive side but well worth
it in my opinion.  I'm not sure what the chemical makeup is.

--- In papercrete@yahoogroups.com, hadishon <no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> If Clyde's pool has gone 6 years with no leakage, I may try that
for
> a hot tub (which would be in the sunroom and not part of the
> house).  As for the tubs in the house I think I would feel better
> with fiberglass on top of the papercrete.  I would sleep better
> knowing that I don't have a leak to my papercrete foundation!  If
> the hot tub leaked, it wouldn't have any effect to the foundation.
>
> I wonder what the waterproof sealant for swimming pools is made out
> of and how it would hold up to conditions of a roof as well as the
> cost compared to other methods.  Does anyone have any insight on
> this?
>
> Michael
>
> --- In papercrete@yahoogroups.com, "Doug" <liquidwindows@y...>
wrote:
> >
> > The pool in the photo is at Clyde Curry's papercrete bed and
> breakfast
> > (Eve's Garden)in Marathon Texas.  The pool is papercrete painted
> with
> > waterproof sealant made for swimming pools - it has had no
leakage
> > since it was built (six years ago I think) - this sealant can
also
> be
> > used on the outside of papercrete houses to eliminate the problem
> of
> > waterlogging and wicking - I assume you can use any pigment color
> you
> > wish for color.
> >
> > --- In papercrete@yahoogroups.com, hadishon <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I noticed the papercrete swimming pool in the photo section. 
> Does
> > > anyone know any details about it?  What is it sealed with?
> > >
> > > I was thinking about making some custom bath tubs and hot tubs
> out of
> > > papercrete but I was thinking about covering the papercrete
with
> > > fiberglass.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any experiences with this?
> > >
> > > Michael
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