I was recently contacted by a gentleman looking for help building a straw bale house in South Africa. Is there anyone out there from South Africa or the surrounding area who can help this man?
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February 5th, 2009 at 5:51 am
there are many fringe types building straw bale structures, mostly in remote parts of south africa, see the following sites:
http://www.ecodesignarchitects.com
http://www.sustainablesettlement.co.za
i personally helped build a straw bale house on the west coast of south africa, in gordons bay.
your biggest problem will be convincing the thick skinned locals in your area and the local muncipality.
good luck and dont forget to install your truth window.
August 7th, 2010 at 4:46 am
Hi there. Been a carpenter for 18 years, now. Limited knowledge of straw bale, but a mate of mine’s got a good book (some Californio) – which is how we do most of our learning in this DIY country of ours. Put us in touch with this dude and we’ll let him/her read our book
Seriously, we’ll help where we can – the Earth is getting tired of shitting bricks!