Yes or No.
If yes, any info, and have you actually seen one,
( in America), and was it nice or was it a total hut?
2007-11-18 03:32:48 · 7 answers · asked by GI Tract 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I saw one being built up in Nebraska, they were wrapping the bales with chicken wire and covering them with stucco after framing and stacking. Checkout this website.
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/strawbale.html
2007-11-18 09:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by J P 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Saw one being built in Arizona. For that location it fit in. Look funny in Central Park. The bales of straw were stacked and rebard and tied and then covered with a mixture of adobe slurry mix and left hardened. Check with local building codes as to what you need to do to conform to the laws. We just got done wiring a 2 story house with full basement and two car garage made out of blocks of Styrofoam. The blocks were about 12" thick and cement was poured down the openings of the blocks. This will be aired on an upcoming Bob Vila show. It sure was different to wire the house, but we did it. It also had solar heat and electric Pictures of the house can be seen on the show when it airs. It was absolutely beautiful. I guess a House made of bales of straw and be made the same. depends on the architect designer
2007-11-18 11:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not what you think. The straw bales are used as insulation. The walls are thick, but incredible insulated from outside elements. A couple of years ago I passed a home in my town that looked as though it was being built out of bales and I also questioned it. However, once the home was complete, it was just beautiful and I imagine very energy efficient. You wouldn't know that it was built out of straw bales. Some builders use stucco, but this house opted for traditional wood siding. They built the frame, added the bales and then built the walls around it. I wouldn't mind owning that home.
EDIT: Yes, in America. Oklahoma as a matter of fact. :)
2007-11-18 17:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have seen them, yes I have been in one and yes they are legal. You can find out about them by looking up living green. The bale is the insulation and it helps heat in the winter and cool in the summer. There are things that have to be done to them to keep them safe...I just can't remember all that stuff. Blessings and happy hunting!
2007-11-18 11:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is legal. You are thinking of just the straw, but think of it like your studs and insulation. You don't actually see all the straw. You see drywall, paneling, etc... Whatever you want to put over the straw. On the exterior the same principle applies.
2007-11-18 11:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by mel s 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
have only seen them built on tv...supposed to be the best insulated home you can build...gotta be legal somewhere...
2007-11-18 11:38:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whenever you build a house it has to pass the building inspector's requirements. I can't imagine such a structure passing.
2007-11-18 11:38:55 · answer #7 · answered by conim2002 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋