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Tips about Bales No. 50, Summer 2005

Tips about Bales

Tips about Bales Why wait until you have the framing done and the roof on before finding your bales. Find your bales during the planning process and well before you begin construction. Knowing the size of the bales before you design the building will help you determine wall spans and…
August 2, 2013
House of Straw? No. 57, March 2007

House of Straw?

Build our house out of straw? This article appeared in The Baley Pulpit,TLS#7/Summer 1994. “May we look upon our Treasures, and the furniture of our Houses, and the Garments in which we array ourselves, and try whether the seeds of war have any nourishment in these possessions, or not.” -…
May 12, 2013
Sill Pan Design Detail No. 51, Fall 2005

Sill Pan Design Detail

Slope pan flashing to outside. Included in TLS #49 (Myths and Realities, Spring 2005) was a discussion of ways to deal with moisture at the bottom of windows. David Eisenberg shared a written design detail for a pan under the window to carry water away from rather than down the wall. We wanted to share…
Jeff Ruppert
July 31, 2012
Where to Draw the Line No. 50, Summer 2005

Where to Draw the Line

by Chris Newton - Queensland, Australia Can you design and build straw-bale homes for a hot and humid climate? Living in Queensland, Australia, I am frequently asked to identify an invisible line on the map where “she’ll be right” applies on one side of the line and “don’t go there”…
July 2, 2009