[Greenbuilding] Wicking material

[gennaro brooks-church]

How about plaster?

Gennaro Brooks-Church
EcoBrooklyn.com
347-244-3016
22 2nd St., Brooklyn.
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On Apr 13, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Stephen Collette
<stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca> wrote:

> Consider drywall. I've seen it wick pretty high!!!  ;-)
>
> Stephen
>
> Stephen Collette BBEC, LEED AP, BSSO
> Your Healthy House - Indoor Environmental Testing & Building Consulting
> http://www.yourhealthyhouse.ca
> stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca
> 705.652.5159
>
> 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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