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Coroplast Homes
Build homes of Coroplast, with insulation, for people who live in the forests | |
I just finished watching a news item on Russia Today,
about people living in the forest in New Jersey. These
people live in flimsy tents.
Senator's home for the Homeless, was formed to meet
some of the needs of these people who, unfortunately,
have nowhere to live at this time.
(Coroplast
is the corrugated plastic sheets, often used to
make signs nailed to lamp posts, and for political
candidates)
Coroplast homes are made from die-cut sheets of
coroplast, designed to be assembled on site, using die cut
tabs and duct tape. Assembled, the finished dwelling is 8
feet by 8 feet by 8 Feet high (in the center). This is built
from 24 sheets of 8 coroplast. The building is double
walled, and the four inch space between the sheets is
designed to be filled with expanding foam (great stuff).
Building features a sloped roof, to aid in shedding snow,
and will need a three pieces of 2X4 by eight feet.
The one window supplied is double paned polycarbonate.
Recipients will need to provide a level base for the
erection. At this time we are researching bathroom and
cooking facilities.
Coroplast
http://www.coroplast.com/index.htm
[senatorjam, Feb 25 2010]
Yeah, this one is done
http://www.thetinyl...y-cloroplast-house/
[senatorjam, Apr 21 2013]
[link]
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// signs nailed to lamp posts, and for political candidates // |
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That's a grand idea in its own right, and notably bunworthy. |
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Tell us again how big the nails are. Can they be nailed into any part of the political candidate ? |
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4 inches wire nail, straight in the sternum |
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Cheaper, and easier to transport, and at the end of
use, to dispose of |
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The problem is not the flimsy, it is the site. |
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You mean wind forces, soil/subsoil stability ? |
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Perfect for a shantytown conflagration! |
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People who live in the forest, should be motivated to
pack out what they pack in. i.e. not this. |
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Why so negative, Mr negativity? |
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It's great stuff, and never seems to turn up in craft shops in the UK for some reason. How's the second storey coming on? |
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that stuff's rather expensive compared to plywood though no doubt if you wanted to buy a couple million sheets the price would be less. |
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