SB: Bricks and Cedar on SB?

[ECOARTDB@aol.com]

Dear Kelly, I can't answer this question, but there are folks on the 
strawbale list who might be able to.  I'm posting it, and I hope you will get 
some ideas from them.

In a message dated 6/12/2001 9:44:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
skelly@neo.rr.com writes:

<< Subj:     strawbale house
 Date:  6/12/2001 9:44:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:  skelly@neo.rr.com (Kelly)
 To:    EcoArtDB@aol.com
 
 Hi Deanne,
 
 We are building our strawbale dreamhouse.  It's a timber frame structure.  
The contractors are now finishing the roof, bales should be ready in 3 or 4 
weeks.  We are going to brick a portion of the exterior and put cedar up on 
the rest.  It is a fairly large home that we are investing a large sum of 
money in.  
 So, that brings us to this question...  If we are putting cedar (some brick) 
over the bales, is it sufficient to wrap the bales in housewrap, then 
plywood, then nail up the cedar siding - without putting a scratch coat on 
the bails?   
 Our contractor has never done strawbale, in fact- we must be the first in 
our area.  Took us 2 years to get to this point, getting permits and 
insurance and loan was a nightmare of red tape.  Everyone thinks we are a 
little bit crazy doing this, and some are just waiting to say "I told you it 
wouldn't work".  We don't want to do anything wrong.  We have had a lot of 
rain this year, so are concerned about moisture in the bales - in future 
"rainy" seasons.
 
 Thank you for your time.
 
 Kelly Smith
  >>

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• To: <EcoArtDB@aol.com>
• Subject: strawbale house
• From: "Kelly" <skelly@neo.rr.com>
• Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:42:52 -0400

Hi Diane,

 

We are building our strawbale dreamhouse.  It's a timber frame structure.  The contractors are now finishing the roof, bales should be ready in 3 or 4 weeks.  We are going to brick a portion of the exterior and put cedar up on the rest.  It is a fairly large home that we are investing a large sum of money in. 

So, that brings us to this question...  If we are putting cedar (some brick) over the bales, is it sufficient to wrap the bales in housewrap, then plywood, then nail up the cedar siding - without putting a scratch coat on the bails?  

Our contractor has never done strawbale, in fact- we must be the first in our area.  Took us 2 years to get to this point, getting permits and insurance and loan was a nightmare of red tape.  Everyone thinks we are a little bit crazy doing this, and some are just waiting to say "I told you it wouldn't work".  We don't want to do anything wrong.  We have had a lot of rain this year, so are concerned about moisture in the bales - in future "rainy" seasons.

 

Thank you for your time.

 

Kelly Smith

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