Getting the basics right - The Hempcrete Topic: Designing and Building with Hemp-lime - page 110

moved from the frame and re-cast using good-quality hemp shiv. The cost of replacement
materials was borne by the supplier, but the removal and disposal of the old hempcrete
and the reinstatement works were at Hemp-Lime-Construct's cost. Thankfully, our clients,
while understandably very upset, didn't lose faith, either in hempcrete or in us!
The catastrophic effects of excessive dust in hemp shiv.
Problems: summary
Our intention in including this section about hempcrete 'problems' is not to scare people
away from using it; nor do we want to contribute to any idea that hempcrete is very difficult
to use. In fact, once a few simple techniques and concepts are mastered, the construction
process is relatively simple. Furthermore, the development of national (and internation-
al) standards for the production, testing and application of hempcrete materials will, it is
hoped, put a stop to cases of faulty materials - and materials purporting to be hempcrete
which in fact bear little resemblance to it - being sold on the UK market.