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SUCCESS! OUR WALL DESIGN WAS GREATLY EFFECTIVE IN NOT ONLY REMAINING STRUCTURALLY STABLE AND VIABLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESIST THE IMPACT OF WATER OVER MUCH MORE THAN 5 MINUTES WITH NO SIGN OF WATER DAMAGE AT ALL! 

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JUST A BIT OF FUN.. JAMES' RABBIT 'BRONSON' TESTING OUT THE ECO-WALL. ITS SAFE TO SAY HE LOVED IT!

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FINISHED PRODUCT.

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CLOSE UP IMAGE OF THE FINISHED, SEALED WALL DESIGN. THE WINDOW FRAMING HAS ALSO BEEN TURNED-DOWN TO PREVENT WALTER FROM POOLING AROUND THE SILL

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JAMES DRILLING THE HOLE  FOR WATER TO DRAIN THROUGH THE DOWN-PIPE BENEATH. THIS WATER THEN RUNS INTO THE GARDEN BED.

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APPLYING OUR INTERIOR WAXED-CARDBOARD INTERIOR CLADDING. THIS WAS GLUED TO THE CARDBOARD TUBE FRAME 

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CLOSE-UP SHOWING THE BOTTOM PLATE AND CARDBOARD STUD, THESE WERE CUT TO ALLOW THE CURVED FACE OF THE TUBES TO INTERLOCK.

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THE IMAGE ABOVE SHOWS OUR CARDBOARD FRAME FIXED TO THE EXTERNAL CLADDING SYSTEM. OUR WINDOW IS ALSO IN PLACE.

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FILLING EVERY SECOND TUBE WITH EARTH. A GROUP EFFORT MAKING SURE THIS WAS COMPACTED IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE

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WE DECIDED TO INSULATE EVERY SECOND TUBE OF THIS EXTERNAL CLADDING SYSTEM WITH EARTH, CREATING AN EFFECTIVE THERMAL BARRIER BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THE INSIDE OF THESE CUT TUBES HAVE BEEN WAXED, AND THEN COATED WITH TWO LAYERS OF ENAMEL TO PREVENT WATER HELD FROM THE EARTH SEEPING INTO THE INSIDE WALL.

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CLOSE UP SHOWING OUR FIXED GUTTER TO THE EXTERIOR CLADDING SYSTEM.

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PLACING OUR CUT GUTTER INTO PLACE, DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TOP OF THE SEMI CIRCLE TUBES. WE DECIDED TO RE-USE THE RED CAPS PROVIDED WITH THESE TUBES AS END STOPS TO OUR GUTTER. 

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TOM MAKING SURE THAT NOTHING IS WASTED, EVERYTHING IS KEPT CLEAN AND ORGANIZED. 

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LIAM AND TOM MAPPING OUT THE CARDBOARD WALL FRAME

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HOT GLUEING THE WAXED TUBES TO THE CARDBOARD WALL BACKING

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FINISHED PRODUCT: WAXED INTERIOR OF OUR EXTERNAL CLADDING. THIS ACTS AS ANOTHER LAYER OF WATER PROTECTION, AND HARVEST WATER FROM THE GUTTER ABOVE, DIRECTING ALL RAIN WATER TO THE PLANTS BENEATH

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LIAM SANDING AND APPLYING WAX COATING TO THE EXTERNAL TUBES

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JAMES, JOSH AND TOM SPACING OUT THE TUBE CLADDING COMPONANTS

MATERIAL TESTING

EXPLORING HOW TO BIND TWO PIECES OF WAXED CARDBOARD

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JOSH PREPARING TO CUT THE TUBES IN HALF TO ACT AS OUR EXTERNAL CLADDING.

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SEALING OUR SHINGLE ROOF WITH 2 COATS OF CLEAR ENAMEL

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LAYING OUT OUR WALL MEMBERS TO FIND THE WINDOW PLACEMENT

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SEALING OUR CARDBOARD ROOF WITH 2 COATS OF CLEAR ENAMEL. THIS METHOD PROVED TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN WATERPROOFING OUR CARDBOARD PIECES.

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THE FIRST STAGE OF OUR CARDBOARD SHINGLE ROOF.

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JOSH MATERIAL TESTING THE STRENGTH OF HOT GLUE AS A BINDING AGENT TO OUR CARDBOARD SECTIONS

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THE END PRODUCT. SALVAGED WAX.

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JAMES RECYCLING THE OLD WAX FROM HIS SURFBOARD. THIS WAS TO BE EFFECTIVELY RE-PURPOSED AS OUR WATER PROOFING SEALANT.

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HARDWOOD TIMBER PALETTE

MATERIAL TESTING:

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO, THE VAPOR DROPS EASILY SLIDE OFF OUR SEALED CARDBOARD ECO-WALL, AND NOT WATER HAS SEEPED THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE. SUCCESS!

MATERIAL TESTING:

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE VAPOR BARRIER CREATED BY 2 COATS OF CLEAR ENAMEL REJECTS THE PERMEATION OF WATER. THE WATER DROPS HOLD SHAPE AND ARE SEPARATED, SO IN END THIS IS DEFINITELY A SUCCESSFUL METHOD OF WATER-PROOFING OUR CARDBOARD WALL.

MATERIAL TESTING:

AN ALTERNATIVE SEALANT OPTION IS TO USE A CLEAR, SPRAY ON ENAMEL PAINT. THIS SOLUTION IS NOT ONLY COST EFFECTIVE, BUT IS ALSO EASILY APPLICABLE AND RE-COATABLE ENSURING THE LONGEVITY OF OUR CARDBOARD ECO- WALL.









 

SEALANT

ANOTHER VIABLE SEALANT SOLUTION IS THE EVERY DAY DULUX WEATHER SHIELD PAINT. THESE PAINTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE AND HOLD THE PROPERTIES REQUIRED FOR A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO KEEPING OUR CARDBOARD ECO-WALL WATER TIGHT. THIS 2PAC POLYURETHANE PAINT NOT ONLY RESISTS THE PRECIPITATION OF WATER, BUT ALSO PROTECTS AGAINST UV BUCKLING OF THE CARDBOARD, AND RESISTS THE BUILD UP OF DIRT. BEING RELATIVELY CHEAP AND EASY TO APPLY VIA PAINT BRUSH, THIS OPTION IS DEFINITELY VIABLE FOR OUR GROUP TO CONSIDER IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR WALL. 

Image resource:
http://www.bunnings.co.nz/dulux-weathershield-x10-low-sheen-ultra-deep-base-4l_p00356430
18/04/2014