Re: SB: SBing in the rain

[David Neeley <dbneeley@earthlink.net>]

Several years ago, I spoke with a man who had helped build a strawbale 
house in such a climate (met him on an airplane, actually, so my memory of 
some of the details--like *where*--is somewhat hazy.

Anyway, he told me they erected a post and beam frame and roofed it in, 
then got a load of straw which they piled under the roof. Next, they did 
the strawbale infill work under the roof (which had a generous overhang).

He said the straw was well tarped on the truck, and they unloaded it one 
afternoon when there was no rain. Thus, the straw did not have time or 
opportunity to get wet.

I would suppose that a bearing-wall design would be more problematical; I 
will be interested in the experiences of any who have tried it. (Especially 
since a job I'm negotiating to get is in your neck of the woods!).

Regards,

David

At 07:49 AM 12/30/01 +0000, James Smith wrote:

>Hello Straw balers,
>I am somewhat new to the concept of sb construction, but very interested 
>in building a straw bale house with a living roof.  The problem is that I 
>live in the Puget Sound area where the average rainfall is 51" per 
>year.  I was curious if there was anyone on the list that has built in 
>this kind of climate.  I have read several studies on moisture and mold of 
>bales from Oregon & Canada, however they seem inconclusive.  I look 
>forward to your responses.
>Thanks,
>-JIM G SMITH

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