[Greenbuilding] building a wall (not a building) out of strawbales
Frank Tettemer
frank at livingsol.com
Thu Oct 9 06:39:39 CDT 2014
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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