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The Straw Bale House by Bill Steen, Athena Swentzell Steen and David Bainbridge (1994, Trade Paperback)

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The Straw Bale House by David A. Bainbridge. Author David A. Bainbridge. Title The Straw Bale House. Format Paperback. ISBN-13 9780930031718.

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Imagine building a house with superior seismic stability, fire resistance, and thermal insulation, using an annually renewable resource, for half the cost of a comparable conventional home. Welcome to the straw bale house! Whether you build an entire house or something more modest-a home office or studio, a retreat cabin or guest cottage-plastered straw bale construction is an exceptionally durable and inexpensive option. What's more, it's fun, because the technique is easy to learn and easy to do yourself. And the resulting living spaces are unusually quiet and comfortable.The Straw Bale Housedescribes the many benefits of building with straw bales: super insulation, with R-values as high as R-50 good indoor air quality and noise reduction a speedy construction process construction costs as low as $10-per-square-foot use of natural and abundant renewable resources a better solution than burning agricultural waste straw, which creates tons of air pollutants

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN-10
0930031717
ISBN-13
9780930031718
eBay Product ID (ePID)
325894

Product Key Features

Book Title
Straw Bale House
Author
David Bainbridge, Bill Steen, Athena Swentzell Steen
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Design & Construction, Decoration & Ornament, General
Publication Year
1994
Genre
House & Home, Architecture
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
8in
Item Weight
28 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Th4818.S77
Reviews
"Using plastered straw bales as building materials for a home may not sound stable or long-lasting, but these can be used for a variety of purposes from adjacent buildings to entire houses, can be used with relatively little experience, and have many attributes; from super-insulation to cheap construction. Applications are more useful for the Southwest region but ideas may transfer to other U. S. locales. The book's price tag seems high for a paperback, but this goes in great detail on a subject which is fairly understated in most construction or homeowner's guides."--Midwest Book Review
Table of Content
1. A brief history 2. Benefits of straw-bale construction 3. Common concerns 4. Working with straw bales 5. Bale walls 6. Windows and doors 7. Foundations 8. Roofs 9. Floors 10. Interior elements 11. Finishing bale walls 12. Other uses for straw bales 13. Designing the straw bale house
Copyright Date
1994
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
94-039518
Dewey Decimal
693.997
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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5 out of 5 stars
by joarm-829023 Apr, 2022
just like it said , love the high lighted foot noted .
bless their heart if it were their book or know , the person who owner it sure put a lot of work out lining stuff , nice book used but gives it chactor , and I think I got it in less then a week , very nice . id buy from these people again .
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5 out of 5 stars
by r6Bx3fziTmO@Del...05 Jun, 2006
excellent resource for using cheap and natural products
In these days of rising prices and poor quality workmanship, lots of folks are doing things themselves. This book is geared toward those who want to build a home that is within the scope of their ability. Straw is cheap and environmentally conducive to home building. The concept of building with straw has been around for awhile. We saw some fine examples while touring the South West and were mightily impressed. This particular book was recommended and we were lucky to find a copy on ebay. We are very happy with the purchase. It is exactly what we were looking for because most of the work can be done ourselves. Outside contractors are not needed for the most part. The price per square foot is drastically reduced and besides, you can be at your creative best while taking pride in knowing the work was done by your own loving hands.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by GOGBl6h2S-O@Del...06 Feb, 2008
Looking to build a house with alternative construction?
I love this book as it has many wonderful color photographs as well as black and whites and line drawings that are very detailed. This book covers the many different styles of straw bale house construction, from every aspect, in a language that is easy to understand. Very well written, super for professional and owner-builders alike!
5 out of 5 stars
by 0jimsattic014 Feb, 2010
GREAT primer
The book gives a detailed overview of all of the elements that go into putting up a Straw Bale house starting with material selection, progressing through foundations, walls, windows, doors, roofs, care, etc., etc. I especially like the fact that color pictures were included of finished products, along with black and whites throughout the book illustrating technique, style, use, etc. Also, at the end of the book there was a chapter showing some floor plans that mentioned detailed build plans available from the different designers to give you an idea of how it all goes together on the inside. The appendix lists contact information on all of the referenced sources, suppliers, architects and designers mentioned in the book. Be careful. If you haven't yet decided what kind of natural house you intend to build, this book may convince you to go with straw bale construction.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by co_hiker20 Mar, 2016
Good foundation of knowledge
This book provides a great foundation of knowledge of straw bale building even after 22 years. If you're considering straw bale houses this book is worth the read to get started.
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just like it said , love the high lighted foot noted .

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excellent resource for using cheap and natural products

Looking to build a house with alternative construction?

GREAT primer

Good foundation of knowledge

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