Re: SB: Settling of bales

[Rick & Katy Blanchard <urbaneagle@cybermesa.com>]

Amy,

>I've been getting some conflicting information about settling of the 
>bales, preventing rodent infestations, keeping bales dry, and 
>stucco-ing the walls....

Current wisdom is that you pre-compress the bare bales using cargo 
straps and tighteners (or big blue balloons under the beams) and keep 
them in line with aircraft cables anchored to the bottom foundation. 
Once the walls are compressed there is little more compression later, 
so you can go ahead and plaster them without cracking from settling. 
You don't have to wait a year - the additional compression will 
likely be only a fraction of an inch or so. This is the latest I have 
heard.

Cheers,
Rick
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