Paper Mache Walls?

I meant that you can make stuff like that....not that it was made that way there....think small scale

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Thats what I was thinkin. Something just not right about using fake rocks in the Ozarks.

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Please do make samples and test them for burning, molding, wet resistance, etc among other things.

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Agree with highlands. Make a couple as authentic looking as possible and then determine what your cost (including time and effort) would be vs buying ready-to-apply ones from a home improvement store.

You might say, well, she is laid off anyway so time is free. What else might she be doing instead?

i had a neighbor who made siding for her home from some type of cement , and foam pellets, she poured them in a square frame let them dry. she made pallets of them, they were very strong, lightweight, waterproof. She took ashes from fires and "dyed" or "stained " it to a stone color.

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had a friend that did a 4x4 wall like this for one of her art sculptures, dont know what recipe she used, but do know the mold was mostly chicken wire over a 2x4 frame because it was easy to mold and work into rough shapes resebling rocks and then layed the paper mache over that, here are some ideas i found from variouse sources on the internet (just googled it) for sculpting or wallpapering or outdoor sculpturing with paper mache recipe,
www.ghoulfriday.com/paper_mache_paste_and_pulp
1 c. Flour
1 c. Corn Starch
1 tbsp Salt (to deter mold)
1 1/2 c. Water
1 c. White Glue

outdoor paper mache
www.papiermache.co.uk
Re: outdoor papier-mache

I am a papier mache artist and have had no problem with outdoor papier mache. If u use an armature of a non-porous material (plastic, chickenwire) and cover intially with strips of newspaper with plenty of PVA glue, then cover with paper pulp (again with plenty of PVA glue). Finally when project is completely dry, again paint over with a good covering of undiluted PVA.
I buy trade quality PVA from the builders' merchants - children's PVA will not do!
I have had sculptures in the garden for several years with no signs of deterioration.
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keep researching, i think its a great and original idea
Hope this helps.

Alum is an old time fire retardant.

Well yes Fire is a concern considering we are heating with wood.Weight is a concern too.

big rockpile

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