Construction Details
Straw Bale and Steel Framing
Special care must be taken to protect straw bales from condensation when using steel framing in a straw bale house. Without isolating the steel from the bales, the risk of
Special care must be taken to protect straw bales from condensation when using steel framing in a straw bale house. Without isolating the steel from the bales, the risk of
In this post, I will teach you the most up to date and highest quality installation techniques for installing electrical service in your straw bale home. Knowing these techniques is
Some people will tell you to add dry lime to your stack of straw bales before you build your straw bale house. I disagree.
People often ask about testing the moisture content of the bales in their walls after their straw bale house is complete. The best way to accomplish this is to utilize
If you’ve been wanting a How-To guide to Framing Video to add to your collection, the wait is over! Straw bale construction is a wonderful building technique whether you are
Water is the biggest enemy of straw bale construction. It comes in many forms from humidity to broken plumbing lines, but the results are the same: damage to the bales.
Below is a section from my book. The focus of the section is on planning for and installing partition walls in straw bale homes. I have also included a detailed
As Thailand is a large rice producer, with up to 2 crops per year in the north, there was a lot of rice straw left standing in the fields after
Here is a list of questions from a college student writing a report about straw bale construction. Read my answers in this blog entry.
There are many details to a quality plaster job and many places to make mistakes. The real question may not be whether to spray or to apply by hand, but
You wouldn’t be the first person to try getting plywood onto a roof, up a ladder, by yourself. You might be the first to do it without hurting yourself! When
I recently received an email in which a man asked about using bales when building underground, as in an earth-bermed house. He wants to use bales due to their high
It’s not as hard as you think to organize your screws in your shop. If you are like me, you want to keep a large assortment of screws around the
When framing your roof, don’t waste time lining up your rafter tails. Instead, run your rafter tails wild and cut them all at once when the frame is complete. Decide
Here’s an obvious statement and a short article to help you avoid the obvious. Don’t eat the ceiling. Simple right? After all, nobody wants to eat the ceiling. You may
You may have heard the phrase “Build a House with a Good Hat and Good Boots.” It means pay attention to your roof and your foundation. These two areas are
What are the Effects on a Straw Bale House You Need to Consider? There’s no question that a local climate’s effect on your home, whether it be a straw bale
Dun, dun dun…… Can you feel the excitement? I just got back from working on a project in Portugal and the plaster machine was one of the coolest I’ve seen.
It is important to seal your toe ups in order to stop the flow of air through your walls. This is not the same thing as “breathing walls” which we
If you live in a coastal area or mountain region, you have to make sure your house is designed for handling high winds. You likely have more experience with big
Do you want to learn how to build a home in seven days? Really? Okay, so that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but we sure did get a lot accomplished
A question that I’ve been asked potentially thousands of times over the years teaching workshops is “can I stuff the wall with this?”. I like that people ask the question,
Over the years through conversations and books I have heard that it is fine to plaster directly onto straw bales without the use of any type of mesh reinforcement as
You likely hear people talk about protecting your walls from rain during construction. Surely this sounds like a good idea and it is indeed something I agree with…to some extent.
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