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Hi Richard, that's a very helpful tip I haven't thought about! Even if there is none in my area, distance shouldn't make a difference when it comes ot trying something new. Will try! Uwe

Hi Richard, thanks for your reply; we are beginning to get somewhere! Regarding the voids, I am aware that from a structural point of view, eps has hardly any advantage over air. What I like about using eps is mostly that this way I'll keep it out of the landfill, and that no additional(!)...

Hi "clayR", It's good to see that your comments confirm what I already knew, as in the last case I might have to go with foamed concrete, if I can't get sufficiently precise info about eps concrete. - Could you recommend me any website, discussion list, specialist or whatever to find...

Hi Rick, thanks for your reply! I'm aware of the difficulties you face when you want to combine two so different materials. That's why I asked for advice in the first place! Nevertheless, I know that has been done; sometimes succesfully, other times it was a flop. The reason is of course that...

Dear friends, Next year I want to build my own house and at this time I'm in the process of defining the details. Among other things I want to incorporate eps beads in the floors, walls and perhaps ceilings. The reasons are that I want to insulate the house as well as possible, avoiding also...

Hi Ken, that sounds good to me! Thanks a lot! Uwe

Hi BobPE, I fully agree with you, especially in the fluoride part. For some reason I didn't express very well what I want to do now: just distill the water with the help of solar energy, and forget about remineralizing. Extremely pure distilled water is supposed to go directly into the blood...

Hi kenvlach, thanks for your reply! In a way I expected a similar advice, as it makes sense most of the times (like when you only have too much of the "good stuff"). Problems arise when we are talking about substances you don't want at all, and that's my case! Though in the meantime I...

Hi list, after treating the water with lime, recarbonating it and filtering the resulting bicarbonates (plus other stuff), I would like to remineralize it with a "good" mix of minerals. What comes to mind is calcium, phosphorus, fluoride, trace amounts of selenium, etc., but I have no...