window bucks

[gary dorn <garydorn@eepo.com.au>]

I have tried a number of ways of installing windows frames, including
a.    2 x 6 floating bucks
b.    2 x 4 posts at door and window locations
c.    2 x 6 frame bolted to the footing/slab aka door frame

Lately I have stuck with making the windows buck the same as for 
doors - bolted the the slab/footing. This make sit much easier to 
plumb an square the window, but uses more timber and has a point 
where water can penetrate into the lower bales.

The floating buck is the simplest and least wood version, but is much 
more difficult to get square & plumb.

Another option is to hang a floating buck off the top plate.

Gary Dorn
Permaculture architect
<gary.dorn@eepo.com.au>
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
my credentials
straw bale buildings since 1993 ( about 25 designs , 10 are built , 
6 under construction)
Lime plasters since 1995
registered architect since 1998
an amateur since 1998
Didgeridoo player since 1991
mac user since 1998
inspired by the beauty of the land since 1975 ( I was 5)
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