[Greenbuilding] Wicking material

[Robert Scarano Jr]

Drywall will rot out. 

Robert
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-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Collette <stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca>
Sender: "Greenbuilding" <greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:19:37 
To: greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org<greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Reply-To: Green Building <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Subject: [Greenbuilding] Wicking material

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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