Sun Catcher (1680 sqft)

Absolutely. Orders are processed through secure servers and our merchant service providers are PCI/CISP certified (the highest level of internet security available) to secure your personal data. 

Upon purchase, your plans are instantly delivered to the email address you provided during checkout. Simply click the download link in the email to access your new plans!

It will depend on where you are building. Many jurisdictions require structural engineering that meets the current code cycle, and some also request energy efficiency documentation or other information.  A geotechnical report can also be required for some areas.

All sales are final. Due to the downloadable nature of this item, returns are not accepted on any of our stock plans. If you have questions before purchase, feel free to email us at info@strawbale.com.

You will receive a Copyright License along with the plans, which gives you the legal right to build the house (once only) and modify the plan if you desire.

Unfortunately, materials lists are not a standard inclusion with our plans.

If an architect or designer has a materials list available, it will be clearly noted on the plans page as a bonus feature.

Not at this time.

So many! Here’s a few…

A straw bale house is at least 3x more energy-efficient and has a fire resistance of 3x compared to a typical conventional house.

These homes are extremely soundproof, are made from a compostable “waste” material, do not off-gas like conventional homes, and have soft lines that translate into a calm and beautiful home.

This last point is hard to convey in words, but there is nothing quite like the ‘feel’ of a well-built straw bale home (if you have ever visited one, you know what we mean!)

Yes. Most of the homes on the site can be easily modified to change the foundation type.

A structural review will be necessary to ensure that the change does not negatively impact the construction of the house; however, such a review is relatively simple to complete and can be done by your builder or designer (if you are using one for modifications), or by working directly with the original architect/designer.

The same is true for lot types. Just because the home was originally built on a steep slope does not mean it can’t be modified to fit your flat lot, and vice-versa.

There will, of course, be a cost to make such changes, but it can be done. Although some designs are limited by lot dimensions and slope, it is still worth investigating designs that catch your eye.

We believe that proper placement of the home on the land is very important. Everything from solar gain and prevailing wind direction to the amount of site excavation and tree removal plays a large part in the success of your construction project.

Keep in mind that making sure that the plan you like will work on your property is something you want to do early on in the process. 

The most common size of the plans is Architectural D or 36″x24″; however, we do sell plans in other sizes. The driving factor of the plan size is the scale of the drawings and the size of the structure. 

We try to keep all plans in the industry standard of 1/4″ = 1′-0″ for floor plans and schematic drawings.

Of course, the details are typically on a larger scale; however, they are focused on a specific aspect of the job and do not drive the overall paper size the way floor plans and elevations do.

In addition, the number of pages in a given set of plans varies: depending on the scale, size of the project, number of detailed drawings, and more. Rest assured, our plans are full of the necessary information to build the structure.

There will definitely be changes required for these plans to work outside of the United States. 

The biggest issue is that the unit of measurement is feet and inches for the majority of the plans on this site (not all, but the majority). You’ll need to change the measurements so that the unit of measurement common to your country is used.

Adjusting the measurements in the field is NOT recommended.

Plans may need modifications to meet compliance with local requirements and building site needs. It is the purchasers’ and his/her designer, architect, engineer, and/or builder’s responsibility to know and build with current codes and regulations in the jurisdiction governing the project.