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June 2, 2012 at 6pm to June 16, 2012 at 7pm – Charente
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Mhorag replied to Jon Dhuyvetter's discussion 9 Unconventional Ways to inprove your home"I agree, a great list. Its so easy to follow tradition & just do what everyone else does or follow fashion.But so often these things arent really efficient in workability"
Lorraine Tanes replied to Jon Dhuyvetter's discussion 9 Unconventional Ways to inprove your home"What a great list! Some I've read before, but others really got me to thinking. I LOVE the idea of saving money on cabinets and keeping all food items together. I'm in the planning stages of a small, straw bale house and looking at this…"
Sarah Robbins commented on Gabriella Morrison's group North America"I'm building in south Texas and struggling with wind storm codes.....does anyone have experience with wind and straw bales? Any help or comments would be appreciated. Yes, I know it's humid, I plan on using lime in my plaster.…"
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9 Unconventional Ways to inprove your home
Started by Jon Dhuyvetter. Last reply by Mhorag yesterday. 4 Replies 0 Likes
9 Unconventional Ways to Improve Your HomeDate:March 16, 2012 | Author:Richard Taylor | Category:…Continue
How to earn income without a "job"? Or Living in a remote location.
Started by Todd Stough. Last reply by Laurie Walker May 6. 1 Reply 0 Likes
There is so much going on in my life right now, so many major decisions to make that it seems impossible to even find the direction to go. We have two young children, live off just my income and…Continue
Anyone in New England??
Started by Laurie Walker May 6. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all. I am moving to Maine, want to find the right spot to plan and build a timber-frame / strawbale home... Looking for others in New England...So I imagine something with 6x6 timbers... around…Continue
Tags: Work, Party, Timber-Frame, Massachusetts, Hampshire
Using acrylic stucco as a final coat over the cement browncoat.
Started by Frank Tecklenburg. Last reply by Mike Cone May 1. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello allWe live on the Prairies in Canada. We are considering using an acrylic final coat of stuuco over our browncoat. Has anyone done this? If so are you pleased with the results vs cement fog…Continue
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water
Posted by SteveCabral on April 15, 2012 at 8:56pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Okay i have land in central Florida is there a goodway to seal out moisture so the bales don't get wet? Am looking in to plastic sheet or rubber all advice will be check out.The lot is high land and lots of trees and lots of sand.Am looking at post and beam frame .Because we get high winds and crazy storms
berms
Posted by Gale Duncan on February 22, 2012 at 1:58pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Anybody building strawbale in the side of a hill? besides me
First European cold room made out of straw
Posted by katehind on February 9, 2012 at 4:02am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Hi everyone!
I thought you may be interested in our straw bale cold room we are building in the UK. It is to keep our ingredients and products in to keep them cool. We are blogging every day here www.lush.co.uk/our-values/the-green-hub
and putting regular photos on our twitter GreenTeamatLush - check it out!
Kate
plastered with dollars... Maybe!
Posted by Chris Anderson on January 15, 2012 at 1:00pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Growing up on a mixed-farm meant that much of daily life revolved around bales: straw and hay. Interest in alternative energy and green living stirred up "appropriate housing" discussions; and a philosophy of life that admits that we are here by design not chance, led me to embrace straw bale construction wholeheartedly.
I'll admit it isn't necessarily the appropriate alternative for every situation. There are instances where straw may not be the best choice for a number of reasons.…
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