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Exposed frame internally for permanent shuttering, show-
ing horizontal rails.
With this approach, because the weight of the hempcrete is not distributed evenly around
the studs, there is the potential for the wall to fall away from the studs. For this reason
additional horizontal rails, commonly of 50mm x 25mm roofing batten, are added to the
frame, to provide a good key and lateral resistance for the hempcrete wall. These are fixed
to the side of the stud that faces the interior of the wall, and run the whole length of the
wall at 600mm vertical centres (as pictured above).
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