[Greenbuilding] Wicking material

Stephen Collette stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca
Sat Apr 13 19:19:37 CDT 2013


Consider drywall. I've seen it wick pretty high!!!  ;-)

Stephen

Stephen Collette BBEC, LEED AP, BSSO
Your Healthy House - Indoor Environmental Testing & Building Consulting
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stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca
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On 2013-04-13, at 2:00 PM, greenbuilding-request at lists.bioenergylists.org wrote:

> I'm building an indoor living wall for a NY client and I want to forgo the
> pump. I also want to have it be watered from the bottom.
> It is only 5 foot high. I want the front part to be soil and the back to
> have a wicking material that pulls the water up to the soil.
> So....what the hell is the best wicking material to pull the water up??
> I've tried green roof felt, coconut cuir, those little gelly crystals in
> diapers, but I'm still struggling.
> Clay? Rock wool?
> It sure would be cool if somebody had a chard of materials with their
> wicking strength!!




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