As of this past Friday, July 14th, the first two owners have officially taken possession of their homes in the Straw Bale Village. It has been a long process from...
ANCHORING BALES TO POSTS If you build your straw bale walls without the use of mesh on either side of the wall, you will need to attach the bales to...
HOW TO CALCULATE STRAW BALE DENSITY Most codes require specific measurements for the density of a construction-grade bale. The code I work with calls for a bale density of at...
TYVEK AND STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION I have been on vacation, of sorts, for the last week…actually, I have been at ice hockey camp with my wife and son and I...
Straw Bale Houses for Seasonal Workers in Virginia I made contact with an architect in Virginia today about a project he designed for seasonal workers. In Leedstown, Virginia a farmers...
A gentleman from the South African Sugar Research Institute contacted me today to discuss the potential of using sugar cane bio-mass in bales as a building material. He is very...
Integral Color Plaster vs. Plaster and Paint I have used integral color plaster on every straw bale house I have built and I have always wrestled with the pros and...
Basics of a Bale Landscape Wall I received an email recently about a bale landscape wall. The wall will be about 4′ tall and 125′ long. The questions ranged from...
How to Build with Straw Bale Walls Over a Basement I am often asked if a straw bale house can be built over a basement. The answer is always yes....
A Great Example of Straw Bale Construction Energy Efficiency Yesterday I spent the entire day neutralizing, washing, and sealing concrete floors that I had acid stained the day before. I...
I received an email today from a curriculum writer for a fourth grade class in Kansas. The idea is to write a curriculum that introduces the class to straw bale...
Misting Straw Bales with Water Before Plastering I have had several clients of my consulting business call me after they started to plaster their straw bale house. The calls come...
The conversation about electrical wires continues. Here’s a reply to my last comment that adding extra cost in the form of electrical conduit to an already costly building process is...
I have been a member of a straw bale list serve for quite a few years and every so often an interesting conversation emerges. This one is an ongoing debate...
STRAW BALE ROOF I simply must ask: WHY? Why use bales as a roof insulation? The amount of time, effort, cost, and embodied energy in such a task seems to...
Hi folks, Welcome to the Straw Bale House Blog! My name is Andrew Morrison and I am a full-time contractor specializing in…yep, you guessed it..straw bale construction! I am currently...
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