[Greenbuilding] building a wall (not a building) out of strawbales

[Sacie Lambertson]

What a lovely wall/building/nook Frank.  Though it like it is misplaced in
Ontario Canada, it is beautiful and very inviting.   Sacie

On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 6:39 AM, Frank Tettemer <frank at livingsol.com> wrote:

> Sam's Straw Bale mantra is true for all buildings, of course. Also true
> for straw bale and cob walls.
>
> Here in Ontario, Canada, the climate, as such, is too frequently rainy for
> long-term life of an exposed straw bale wall, in my opinion.  Arizona would
> elicit a different response.
>
> I've attached a photo of what may be a successfully sustainable straw bale
> wall, here in Ontario. Time will tell us more. The owners have built this
> only this year.
>
> The first question, really: What's your climate like, Reuben?
>
> Frank Tettemer
> Living Sol ~ Building and Design
> www.livingsol.com
> 613 756 3884
>
> On Oct 9, 2014 4:49 AM, Sam Ewbank wrote:
> The mantra of the strawbale builder I know is "hat and boots".
> Get the bales up off the ground and and big enough roof overhangs to
> protect the wall.
> A lime plaster finish or add some horse pucky for strength.
>
> Sam
>
> On Oct 9, 2014 12:42 AM, "Reuben Deumling" <9watts at gmail.com <mailto:
> 9watts at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I'm not a member of any strawbale forum so I'll pose my question here
> since we used to talk about strawbale construction quite a bit here on the
> greenbuilding list and some of you surely know enough to set me straight.
>
>  I'm considering surrounding a large garden with a wall to keep the deer
> out. Since strawbales are plentiful and cheap around these parts I thought
> of them first. To keep the wall from disintegrating (assuming the plan to
> use straw bales for the purpose has merit) I'm expecting to seal up the
> wall with plaster or some equivalent layer. Is this difficult? Foolish?
> Necessary? Will I need a roof over the top of the wall or can I plaster the
> top as well as the sides?
>
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