Strawbaling

[Muddypause]

I've just spent a long weekend building with straw bales. I've been interested in strawbale building for a couple of years now, but this is the first time I've actually done any. In this particular case, a musician is building a recording studio in his garden, and straw bales are an ideal material to do it with. He's keeping a bit of a journal about it here: http://www.pindropclub.co.uk/strawdio/journal.htm

One day I'd love to build my own home with this stuff.

Unfortunately my crappy digital camera (what a waste of money that was) packed up completely during the weekend, so I can't post any pictures.

If anyone wants to find out more about building with stawbales, you could start by having a look at these:

http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/
http://www.strawbalefutures.org.uk/

[Wombat]

Bummer Stew!

Yeah, I'm intersted in strawbale building too, just never had the opportunity........I considered it for the chook shed, then wound up building the chook tractor.

Nev

[leedarkwood]

Was that with Amazon Nails? I am doing a weekend course this weekend here in Yorkshire. Any tips as to what to take with me?

Lee

[Muddypause]

No, it wasn't a course as such, just someone doing some building who wanted some volunteers and was prepared to show us what to do. But he had done a couple of courses himself with Amazon Nails and spoke very highly of Barbara Jones.

Is your course the one for the Ecology Building Society? I tried to get on that one, but it was sold out. But I am doing a course in a few weeks run by LILI ( http://www.lowimpact.org/ ) with Chug Tugby (another SB guru). I suppose I'm doing it backwards, really - volunteering first, and then doing a course to find out how I should have done it.

SBing seems to be quite a 'happy' way to build, enhanced by a mix of interesting and happy people, so take a positive mood with you, and you'll have fun.

[leedarkwood]

no the building society was booked out, I am building a horse shelter! If you ever want to do a course up here, do come stay with us, we are only 15 miles or so from them.

Lee

[Muddypause]

Thanks Lee; I shall certainly bear that in mind.

[Chickenlady]

I have had a yen to build a straw bale house since I read an article about this one: http://www.thestrawhouse.co.uk/photos.htm

Apparently it was on TV, but I never saw that. The finished house looks really lovely. My better half is unfortunatlely unenthused by the idea, so looks as if I will have to dream on...

[leedarkwood]

Brilliant two days but I am too knackered to tell you about them. Will do so later in week.


Recommended.

Lee