new house

[Tonyz]

anybody here live or built a strawbale house. :confused: Yes I know little pig lost the fight :eek: but serriously gentle[people] ? I love the idea,concept and feel of them but want info after living in for awhile.R rating 35+ Tonto

[gemi_babe]

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/200...raw_bale_house

http://www.users.bigpond.com/brookman/bushfireTest.htm

http://www.newtonhouse.info/straw.htm

http://www.strawbale.com.au/content.php?id=1&ch=Home

I don't live in one, but these sites might offer some answers for you

[seriph1]

have thought abt this for some time and feel it would be an excellent thing, done right.... and I think the fairy tale is wrong



Excellent thermal properties. Also, strawbale is good in fire apparently, as there are no "chimneys" like stud walls.

[seriph1]

couple of other sites: (gotts love the net!)

http://www.strawhomes.com/

http://www.solarhaven.org/NewStrawbale.htm

One thing that really appealed to me about straw bale is its flexibility - I love period homes, the more basic the better.... imagine Tuscany or Provence.....Straw bale lends itself to this style nicley - when I looked at building, my builder (highly regarded stone mason) and I worked out how to marry Sandstone quoining, lintels, steps etc. to Straw as a cost effective way of maintaining the bulk, look and feel of stone at a far lower cost.

.... and then of course there's the combo of Straw and post-n-beam - YUMMY

[echnidna]

The big problem I see with strawbale is the possibility of termite damage.

[seriph1]

re: termites etc. etc.

http://www.bagelhole.org/article.php/Housing/210/

http://www.earthgarden.com.au/strawb...hor-What-53118

http://www.dsaarch.com/SB%20basics.htm