I received the following comment on my old blog. It got me thinking about building with bales in humid climates and rice straw. I noticed that many of the humid
There is a new website out there that helps people find construction grade straw bales all over the United States. They can deliver as well and have a price break
Throw away your weedwhacker on your straw bale build! For years now I have been using a weedwhacker to smooth the walls of every straw bale house I have built.
When building a straw bale house, the bales are likely delivered to the site in squeeze blocks: tall 8′ x 8′ blocks of straw bales. Here’s a simple solution for
One situation you are likely to find yourself in when building a straw bale house is the ends of bales sticking too far into a room or beyond the plumb
A snake in the grass! I always remind people to clear the loose straw from their job sites for several reasons. The first reason is always fire protection. The second
I partly wrote this post just so I could use this picture, I admit it. Cool picture though huh? I often talk about knowing your bale source before you start
Perhaps the greatest straw bale construction jobsite multi purpose tool is the straw bales themselves. Of course, I LOVE the straw bale needles I use, but there is nothing quite
Wondering what to do with old, wet bales? There is a good chance you will have a lot of straw left over when you complete your house. Most of it,
All too often the conversation about protecting your bales before construction is held without any mention of how to protect those bales prior to their installation. So, how do you
On November 16th, I wrote a blog entry about how to retie straw bales, the new way! The new way is to use the Miller’s knot instead of the trucker’s
Retying straw bales is one of the most important techniques on a straw bale construction job site. You will be required to retie many bales over the course of the
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