Straw bale house conctruction is shown in this movie trailer for the “Building With Awareness” DVD video. Straw bale walls, thermal mass walls, earth plaster techniques, and passive solar design are all explained in this how-to DVD on building with natural materials.
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August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
yeah and it got …
yeah and it got blown down by a big bad wolf so i’d be careful if i was the owner
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
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August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Didn’t one of the 3 …
Didn’t one of the 3 little pigs all ready try this?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
very nice , a great …
very nice , a great small compilation . I am about to start construction on a S/B house in Australia. Can you recomend any further books or clear resources for us. I have checked out a plethora of information on the net , groan!! , would be good to have a simple start to finnish comprehensive guide.
all the best and well done.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
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August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
It’s so good of an …
It’s so good of an insulator that in some climates you need no heating what so ever despite it being near or below freezing.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
The strawbales I …
The strawbales I have been using were already hard compressed. then on top of that we compressed the strawbale wall with plastic “stripes” vertically, so the hole wall was well compacted and steady.
So as you can see the straw wont compress to the bottom as other kind of fills would, like cellulose or paper.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
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August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
It’s a little …
It’s a little different, but I think I will stick with insallation.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
It doesn’t become …
It doesn’t become compressed after a while?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Straw is an …
Straw is an excellent insulator (around R-40); they take little energy to manufacture (unlike fiberglass) it is recycling a waste product for farmers, the walls are very thick and aesthetically pleasing (an equivalent wood frame wall would be very expensive and waste of wood; they are easy to stack, so even a novice can do it; and, despite what might make sense, finished straw bale walls are so thick and dense that they have a better fire protection rating than conventional wood-frame walls.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Interesting. The …
Interesting. The main point has got to be the insulation properties of the straw. All the structural stuff is still load bearing framing. Like Adobe now adays, structural framing and a veneer or in fill with adobe. What’s the point? Glamor or pretending to be green?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
I’m a fan of straw …
I’m a fan of straw bale houses. But I just realized what a pain in the it would be to try and re-wire one. What about possible plumbing problems?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
straw is made of …
straw is made of cellulose same as wood. if a bale wall rots the exterior detail is to blame(assumes weathering not interior problem) bales covered in clay/plaster,or concrete are stressed skin pannels.very strong.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
I have built …
I have built hundreds of stick framed “conventional” homes. and I consider them to be sub-standard,wasteful and weak. common methods simply do not have enough mass/insulation to do the work of a proper shelter
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
What about straw …
What about straw bale chicken coops or live stock buildings? Do have any examples of that? Thanks, this gets the wheels turning. The stucko/mud surfacing material wouldn’t handle the hot/cold extremes in the U.S. northeast would it?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
can you set the …
can you set the bales back from the wall about… 4inches and then fill the gap with concrete. Basically using the steel panel and the bales as forms?. It would be a thick solid wall, but how about the condensation?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
know what you say , …
know what you say , sync, your right, i’ve studyed a little this type of bldngs and i agree is cheap and good. animals do their home in days but man works all life to pay it so a maximum loan period should be 3-5 years, not 25-30, vut, now that i think of it, when mice will finally get there… omg. rammed earth looks better techique than straw…
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Yes, you could use …
Yes, you could use straw bales for insulation on the walls. The steel shed is already self-standing, so the bales would just be secured to the existing wall.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Straw bale houses …
Straw bale houses have no more bugs or mice than a conventional home. The straw bale walls are sealed on both sides, so it is difficult for anything to get in them. In addition, tests have shown that straw bales homes have a better fire rating than conventional homes. Since the straw is so dense, straw bale walls tend to smolder instead of burn with a flame.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
I would shot myself …
I would shot myself before building a strawbale house. That must be full of mice and bugs.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
can you line a …
can you line a steel hanger shed for insulation?
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
testing comment …
testing comment reply to troubleshoot. Test.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Organic straw is …
Organic straw is the best way to go if it is available in your area. This home is conventional straw. There are straw bale construction organizations in England and many straw bale homes.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Straw will not …
Straw will not compost as long as it is kept dry. Straw bale houses can and have lasted for over 100 years.