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- | Work in Progress* | + | ====== Straw Bale Construction ====== |
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+ | Straw bale buildings were originally used by North American prairie farmers as a free and easy material to build walls with. One that would keep them and their animals warm during long harsh winters and cool in the hot dry summers. Most straw bale buildings are post and beam or timber framed with the bales acting as infill and insulation. However, some are built with the walls as load bearing, more often then not this method is used for smaller buildings and barns. | ||
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+ | Straw Bales are laid like bricks, wrapped in netting and sealed with earthen or lime plaster. | ||
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+ | Straw bale walls usually have an R-value of 30-40. To give some perspective, | ||
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+ | === Pros and Cons === | ||
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+ | == Pros == | ||
+ | * Biodegradable\\ | ||
+ | * Fast to build\\ | ||
+ | * Low embodied energy\\ | ||
+ | * Local Material\\ | ||
+ | * Easy to build\\ | ||
+ | * Turns agricultural waste into a building material\\ | ||
+ | * Provides great insulation\\ | ||
+ | * Walls are thick\\ | ||
+ | * Suited to hot or cold climates\\ | ||
+ | * Suited to climates with temperature extremes\\ | ||
+ | * Suited to dry climates\\ | ||
+ | * Durable when kept dry\\ | ||
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+ | == Cons == | ||
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+ | * Not suited to wet climates\\ | ||
+ | * Humidity trapped in walls will lead to bales rotting\\ | ||
+ | * Depending on your area, it may or may not be legal to build with straw bales, solely due to the bureaucracy of the state\\ | ||
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+ | == links == | ||
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housing/natural_building_methods/strawbale.1544587735.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/12/12 04:08 by piponhouse