StrawBale.com: Introduction to Straw Bale Building
This is the video to watch if you are unsure what straw bale building and straw bale construction are all about. I cover the 7 reasons why you should be building with straw bale and show you some beautiful footage of the homes I have built. Enjoy!
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quien vende tus …
quien vende tus casas en mexico??
when i install …
when i install fiberglass bats it makes me cough and irritates my skin. you can make a bed of straw bales and awake revitalized. i would rather breathe through straw/clay all winter than gluewood/fiberglass/pvc/drywall/latex. am i a pawn of the building industry or a human being?
It’s not the …
It’s not the insulation that stores and releases heat. Straw can’t do that either. Cover a fiberglass wall with plaster, clay or concrete and it also has passive solar qualities.
Let’s not also …
Let’s not also forget the passive solar qualities of whatever is used to coat/protect the bales (lime plaster, clay–even cement). I’ve never met a fiberglass bat that can store and then release heat!
Sorry, I meant wall …
Sorry, I meant wall not straw.
Inch for inch, …
Inch for inch, fiberglass has a better R value than straw.
I did not say there …
I did not say there were no air pockets in the straw. TOPrince said that.
The type of …
The type of material behind the plaster,(which is implied in the video) does not effect the beauty of the house.
Air is the best …
Air is the best insulator on this planet. But you simply cannot say there is no air in the stacks, The only possible for would be to vacuum pack them and we all know they arent, There is a substantial amount of air in there. Making for a great insulator.
There is actually …
There is actually MORE insulating value than air alone. When you insulate with conventional insulation, what are you using? Fiberglass or cellulose bats or blown “fluff.” These actually have LESS voids (air pockets) than a straw bale. The thicker they are, the higher the R value. Straw is the stalk from a grain- bearing plant. The stalk is hollow (filled with air) and thousands of these are compressed into each bale. Depending on how you orient the bale in the wall, it will be 12+” thick!
Bull—The type of …
Bull—The type of material used does influence beauty. A natural stone wall is significantly different than a wall of the same design made from cinderblocks.
If there are no air …
If there are no air pockets in the wall, then there is no insulating value to them. Response to the line “Straw bale homes are beautiful”. Beauty in a house comes from design not construction material.
Try burning a phone …
Try burning a phone book dude; its the same thing comparing an extra tight sinched bale wall with a clay or stucco shell, to a traditional “stick built” wall.
Straw bale walls …
Straw bale walls are solid and have no air pockets, so fires that may get started have difficulty penetrating the walls. A fire easily penetrates a conventional home’s wall, there is plenty of air for it to feed itself on.
Burn Resistance ?? …
Burn Resistance ?? How is it that the burn resistance of a house is 20 minutes and the straw home is 3 times that ?? I don’t understand how that is possible. Could you please explain it to me ??
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There are some …
There are some beautiful shots of bale homes here. It is also a simple illustration of the benefits of straw bale construction
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