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falling board risks catching the face of the freshly cast (and still delicate) hempcrete, and
damaging it. Also, dropped boards are heavy and at high risk of falling through gaps in the
scaffolding and landing on people below.
When a full shuttering board is removed, the plastic spacers around the screws are effect-
ively cast in place in the hempcrete wall. These can be removed straight away with pli-
ers, but very carefully, as the hempcrete is still wet and fragile. The best method is to first
gently turn the tube left and right (without pulling) to loosen it from the hempcrete around
it. It can then be withdrawn from the wall without pulling lots of hempcrete out with it.
The resulting void can be filled by hand with a bit of loose mix. Add a little at a time, to
make sure the void is completely filled.
Remove spacers gently before the wall hardens.
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