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Strawbale Archive for October 2001
236 messages, last added Tue Nov 26 17:42:19 2002

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SB: sb alternative?



 >guy who bales up grass, > bales are packed even tighter than a normal
bale of hay.> 'bladey grass' very tall grass with reasonably wide leaves,
as it grows quite prolificly around the area ?
 will baled grass decompose in my walls? 
would the insulation values be similar? 
is it an appropriate material to use? 

Leanne,
Tight bales are a must. 
Insulative value would be determined by the cellulose content of the
grass.  Also, as straw has hollow stems to hold dead air, I suspect your
grass bales would lack this feature as well.
Still... Late 1800's midwesters settlers used some baled prairie grass so
might still be doable.
strawboss
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