Perhaps; ill look more into it. ITs not the most popular option for houseboats exactly while it has had plenty of time to prove itself; but then...
Thanks, thats a great find. PU coating also was the simplest solution that came to mind for me; and for a purely static houseboat, why not? Then...
Did some more looking into foam cores; XPS would be about 8k to cover the whole thing in 12cm (first, non-bulk price I could find). Not a big...
If you want the ability to cross oceans, and you dont want this to be an excercise in russian roulette, even if you pick your seasons, you better...
Yeah ran into his videos before. Pretty cool project; but with a bunch of guys working for years and at least as much heavy machinery, im not sure...
Im mostly mentioning the 30cm to illustrate it would be affordable. Probably, with some more detailed calculation, turns out you can get away with...
PUR and urea glues are the ones ive seen mention most often. This paper contains a review section of dozens of papers on moisture and CLT;...
What is your source for that? Ive read a study on moisture migration in CLT during unprotected install in rain; they measured moisture over time...
Given that scenarios like these are hard to mentally model or engineer from first principles; I am genuinely curious; what do you think it would...
The particleboard has no structural role whatsoever. If it does get soaked, something already has gone terribly wrong to the extent that would...
Compare that to basalt concrete; which has 1/15th the tensile strength of CLT and 5x the density; and your safety margins are quickly vaporizing;...
Some fun facts; a 25cm thick, 5x5x20m, 100t CLT houseboat, could be propped up on both peripendiculars. The maximum bending moment in the middle...
Yeah I like concrete in general, and fiber reinforced in particular. Im not optimizing for lightweight construction anyway so it is an option. But...
My goal is indeed to avoid immersion and permanent wet rooms. If that proves unfeasible, indeed the plan is off. Note that the CLT would be open...
If you have a hole in your hull, you have a problem; thats not really unique to CLT. CLT can actually handle about 10% in variation in water...
The idea is to get the hard stuff done professionally; but more DIY repairability of the parts that might need it, is something I would...
That depends a lot on your goals and circumstances I suppose. Being able to go to any part of the planet if so desired is part of the dream for...
I suppose I chose a good thread title to explore the topic then. You could have said the same thing about houses just 10 years ago. Its a rather...
Yeah, it would be a chined design. Im thinking a shallow v, v-roof, and a slight widening at the middle, for an overall octagonal section, to...
I came up with another potential solution to keeping my softwood dry: polycarbonate honeycomb sheets. This solution would be targeted more at...
