Building with Straw Bales: A Practical Guide for the UK the Ireland
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Straw bale building is a radically different approach to construction and this book explains, in straightforward and commonsense terms, the principles of straw bale building in the UK climate. Pioneered in the United States over a hundred years ago and established in the UK in the 1990s, the technique is now entering the mainstream. It is used by firms who see its value in terms of cost-effectiveness, ease of installation, and energy efficiency. Straw has great load-bearing qualities and provides superior insulation at an affordable price. Straw bale building is accessible to many people who are normally excluded from the construction process, and provides immense opportunity for creative fun, enabling them to design and build the sort of shape and space they would really like. The book covers design principles; different types of foundations; how to raise walls, stabilize them, and protect them from the weather; and how straw bale buildings can easily meet building regulation requirements. This book is for self-builders as well as for people working the construction industry and has been fully revised and expanded to include new sections on natural plasters, a detailed analysis of how straw performs with humidity, and an extensive resources section.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A very practical book explaining what your options are when you want to build a house using strawbales. Detailed construction tips, even including how-to's on making your own plaster from the base materials.Compared to the American strawbale books this one pays much more attention on how to keep the straw dry in the northern climate, and a technical but understandable explanation of why renovations with the wrong choice of material have led to moisture problems.