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   toast953 | May 26, 2003 10:01am | #1

   Just  what are you going to set your Bales on?  I used the light stucco wire, and cut and bent my own bobby pins, though, they the Bobby pins were actually a long  J , oh about 10", seems like we were always looking for wood to nail to. I also used tyveck, but my application was on a home, so I would skip the tyveck- maybe. Have some fun, Jim J

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   Ethos | May 26, 2003 04:39pm | #2

   Hi-

   We decided to build a P.T. wood frame filled with washed rock.  It's placed on a tamped gravel and earth berm for positive drainage.  I'm going to make a top frame of strips and stretchers to unite the top course.  I'm planning to try and put the bales in slight compression by pulling wire over and down and fastening to the frame with fence staples.  Then stucco wire  and stucco.

   Lance

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   toast953 | May 27, 2003 07:19am | #3

   I had a double bottom plate, 2- 2x4's, about 23" outside dimension, I was using a 3 wire bale, anywho, on top of the two plates, ( I used 1 1/2" foam, in between) I layed down a strip of 15 lb felt paper, just a thought for you. I guarantee you, you will sleep good after stuccoing that wall.