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Hello Folks,
We are about to pour our footer/foundation
friday for our post and beam strawbale home. I need your expertise.
I still can't decide how I should secure the
bales. I understand that after the stucco is on, whatever is used to secure the
bales is useless, so I don't want to put allot of money into it but
I obviously need something.
Strapping looks good but I don't quite
understand how effective it would be unless you wrap the bales securely from the
footing over the bales and then from the footing over the header. If I use this
method do I need to secure the strapping in the footer? Or could I secure it
under the 2X4 sill plates?
Chicken wire: I can see the benefit here as
it would be easier to hold the electrical and wood nailers in place. But I
understand you get better stucco adhesion with out it.
Then there is the pin method, no
thanks!
Do I need to impale the first course of
bales with rebar? I understand there are pros and cons here, like repairing the
first course if the is water damage down the road.
Thanks for your input.
Chuck & Shelly Kirk - In the Beautiful
Black Hills
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