3 Key Takeaways to Building Your Plastering Skills
Learn 3 key takeaways to support your ventures into natural plastering and straw bale home construction straight from the experts.
Learn 3 key takeaways to support your ventures into natural plastering and straw bale home construction straight from the experts.
Looking to build your dream home with a high-performance, eco-friendly twist? We’re not surprised that straw bale construction techniques have caught your eye. With so much information available in
There are a LOT of options to choose from in selecting the plaster to use for your straw bale building. Learn more about lime plaster options here.
We are often asked how many bales will be needed for someone’s straw bale house. It is a number we need to know the answer to on all of our
Keep these simple bullet points in mind when looking for building permit approvals for your straw bale house.
Post and Beam. Infill. Hybrid. Load Bearing. When choosing a strawbale wall system for your build, it can be easy to get confused with the names that are often tossed
I met Paul and Sara in 2015, long before they moved into their very own Applegate Cottage, at my seven-day, hands-on workshop in La Grande, Oregon and was immediately struck
A reader wrote in some time ago about a hole saw he created to drill through an existing straw bale wall for a vent pipe for a new hot water
Having built hundreds of straw bale houses over the years, I’ve learned that bale stops do an incredible job of both strengthening and simplifying a build. I use them in
If you’re like most people interested in straw bale construction, you’ve likely wondered about hanging pictures on a plaster wall. How do I do it? Won’t the plaster crack? Will
Adding shingles to gable walls may not seem like a straw bale specific topic at first glance. That doesn’t mean it’s not an important skill for you to learn for
Adding utility lines to your wall after plaster has been applied to your straw bale house is not as hard as you might think. The sooner you realize your mistake
It’s the million dollar question you’ve all been wondering about: is it enough to have just gravel in your toe ups or do you need something more? Okay, it may
If you’re living life like most people, you’re missing out on the actual experience of life and the joy it brings. Stop wasting time and start living by learning the
The importance of protecting natural plaster while curing can’t be over stated. It’s not the same as conventional stucco and it needs specific conditions for application.
Enjoying your straw bale build is something that many people simply assume will happen. They believe that since they’re really excited about the idea of building their straw bale home that their
Hiring the right contractor for your straw bale construction project could be the most important decision you make along the path to creating your new home. This decision is more
Learn the key points and methods for positive communication with your neighbors before and during construction to minimize complaints, time delays, and other issues.
Let’s look at some simple tricks of the trade for dealing with banks or mortgage firms when financing a straw bale house.
Learn the ins and outs of creating a positive relationship when working with your local building department to make your build process smoother.
The primary place where both owner-builders and contractors fail when building a home is in the estimating of construction costs. Learn tips to help you avoid that pitfall.
As a owner-builder or contractor, you’ll need extensive knowledge of each site evaluation and what it means. There are some easy to forget details that might surprise you…
In this article we review using American Clay plaster over a Natural Hydraulic Lime plaster, making sure that cure times are accounted for.
I recently received an email asking if it was possible to get the interior walls of a straw bale house flat and smooth. I have included the email and my
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