RE: SB: Small, cheap, easy, and temporary

[luc <luc@meadowdance.org>]

Hi,

> The cost of walls for a house is about 20% of the cost of the
> house. If you reduced the wall cost to zero (which you are not planning 
to
> do), you still have the other 80%.

Thanks for this response.  I see your point.  Naturally, though, "cheap" is 
always relative.

> I guess in rereading your original
> post, the real issue I see is why in the world build a "temporary"
> building? Why not do something substantial right off?

Well, there are three reasons in our case to look at doing a temporary 
structure.  Any or all of them might be mistaken, so I appreciate any 
correction anyone might have.

First, to minimize costs for materials and time spent building the 
structure.  If we're building a temporary structure, we can forgo finishing 
the walls with stucco, adobe, etc. and don't need to worry about durability 
of materials like roofing.

Second, I am making the assumption (and here I'm on very unfamiliar ground) 
that a temporary structure isn't liable to be subject to much in the way of 
permitting requirements, and possibly there would be no permitting required 
whatsoever.  I'm not sure we could obtain a permit for an additional 
permanent structure on the tiny piece of land that goes with our house.

Finally, it would be nice to be able to experiment and feel like we can 
make any number of mistakes without immortalizing them.  I'd like to really 
learn from this structure more than anything, and of course attending other 
strawbale raisings and workshops will contribute to that, but probably 
building our own will open our eyes to things in a way that they wouldn't 
otherwise be opened.

Best wishes,
Luc Reid


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