Building on a Budget – Tips to Minimizing Construction Costs of a Straw Bale House
When building a custom home, it’s important to know you can actually afford to build what you design. These tips will help you hit your target and build the straw
When building a custom home, it’s important to know you can actually afford to build what you design. These tips will help you hit your target and build the straw
Learn 3 key takeaways to support your ventures into natural plastering and straw bale home construction straight from the experts.
Straw bale construction continues to grow in popularity with ever increasing opportunities to visit a bale build for yourself. Find out how…
Celebrating community connections and bale building over the last 12 months and sneak peeks for the magic of the 2024 workshop season coming your way soon!
Looking to build your dream home with a high-performance, eco-friendly twist? We’re not surprised that straw bale construction techniques have caught your eye. With so much information available in
We just couldn’t resist! And, so our return drive from 2023’s Workshop Tour, we turned North to explore the story of the 100-year-old Straw Bale Church without a clue of
There are a LOT of options to choose from in selecting the plaster to use for your straw bale building. Learn more about lime plaster options here.
You’re on the verge of building your dream home with straw bale construction. You’re excited, but questions loom: Will it pass inspection? Does the design meet local codes? What’s the
Strawbale construction is not only a unique and aesthetically pleasing alternative to conventional building methods but it is also a powerful solution to reduce the carbon footprint of a construction
Keep these simple bullet points in mind when looking for building permit approvals for your straw bale house.
Post and Beam. Infill. Hybrid. Load Bearing. When choosing a strawbale wall system for your build, it can be easy to get confused with the names that are often tossed
Bale type, which size is best, how to handle moisture content, and what are the ideal straw bales for home construction; are all common questions we hear at every workshop.
Celebrating new chapters, community, and, of course, straw bale building! Meet the caretakers of the strawbale.com community.
Hello friends near and far! You know when something is meant to be, and the stars align in just the right way, and unimaginable possibilities suddenly come to light? Well
It’s the million dollar question you’ve all been wondering about: is it enough to have just gravel in your toe ups or do you need something more? Okay, it may
It may sound obvious, but learning how to build a house, of any kind but especially a straw bale house, is a good thing to do before you actually start
Andrew Morrison being interviewed for How 2 Build Green: The Sustainability Podcast by Adam Fries, the podcast’s host and creator. I hope you will take a listen.
When people talk about the cost of straw bale construction, they often get things a bit muddled up. They either come in way too low or way too high. Let’s
Here’s a great use for left over bags of natural hydraulic lime you may have from your straw bale plastering job.
Water damage in straw bale walls is something that does not happen very often, especially in well built homes; but, even with the best construction practices, it can happen. When
I know, I know…For most of you this is old information, BUT if there are any folks out there that still have a worry in their minds (and it’s OK
Gabriella and I have noticed a recent surge in new subscribers and many who have contacted us to let us know they are brand new to the world of straw
I recently asked a bunch of you to send me your toughest straw bale question. I had about 200 people answer the call and I thank you for writing in.
The most common time I’m asked how to identify moisture issues is when someone buys an existing straw bale house. Moisture is not often a problem in straw bale homes
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