Exploring the Endless Possibilities of Hay Bale Construction Homes

Nov 24, 2011 - Explore Katherine Bilich's board "Hay Bale Homes" on Pinterest. See more ideas about straw bale house, cob house, natural building. Dancing Rabbit as a great place to build straw bale and other natural buildings. Visitors can get hands on experience and we hope to have more natural building ... It uses regular foundations and floor frames, with posts and beams, and from there, workers stuff straw bales into the walls instead of ... Trumpey designed and built his own home, a 2,200-square-foot straw bale structure in Grass Lake. He and his family live entirely off the grid, ... Community Rebuilds is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, whose mission is to build energy-efficient housing, provide education on sustainability. Straw bale walls are at least eighteen inches thick. This adds aesthetic value to the home as thick wall are expensive to achieve with conventional ... Jumbo straw bales weighing 250 kg, plastered with clay or lime, act as load-bearing elements. The walls of the buildings have a wall ... In thinking of plastered straw-bale walls, it is essential to understand that, once plaster is applied directly to either one or both bale ... Straw Bale Homes around the World · Italy's first Straw Bale Home. Straw bale house, Italy · A straw bale, cob and earthbag cottage in Finland · Thatched Straw ... Share your videos with friends, family, and the world.