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Emily Neve
Joel and I were just discussing building an in-law cottage on an old pad site (the first owners had a trailer here while they were moving our farm house up from Plano) <br /><br />I *really* want to build a straw bale home and I think it would be the perfect project. It'd be too expensive from what i've read to retro fit our own home, as much as I wish we could. <img src="http://orthodoxcircle.com/file/pic/emoticon/default/unhappy.png"; alt="Unhappy" title="Unhappy" title=
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Elizabeth D.
You have black gumbo soil? The hardest thing about straw bale is cutting the notches in the bales. The debrie can be really hard on the lungs so you have to where a face mask (making it a better project for cooler months. But it is a lot of fun and in a smaller building, it should go quickly. Too ba... View More
Veronica Vallotton
Hi. You might to check out some great resources at the links below. The first site is in NM. My husband and I attended a strawbale workshop there several years ago and they really have done a great job of making resources available:<br /><br />http://www.thelaststraw.org/resources/educational-organi... View More
Emily Neve
<p>By "pad site" I didn't mean cement. Sorry. It's just where the trailor was, so there are easy utility tie-ins and the ground is cleared. We'd do a raised foundation due to the costs, too.</p>
