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RSS technology has revolutionized the way people access information from the internet. “RSS” means “Really Simple Syndication.” What it means to you is that when you subscribe to a site that has an RSS feed (like this blog), you can keep up-to-date without having to check the site every day or week.
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September 13th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Andrew, We received the CDs and there is a ton of information there. I do have a couple of questions. We want the post and beam to show on the inside of the house so we will put a foundation that runs along the outside of the posts for the straw bale walls. But we also want a porch that runs around the entire perimeter of the home. The porch will protect the walls for much of the home - but the gable ends have wall extending above the porch roof. What technique do you use to do that? Do you simply build up through the porch roof rafters and then sheet the porch roof or ??
At 12:44 PM, Andrew Morrison said…
Stan, I wrote a fairly detailed response to a question similar to this on today’s blog entry about the November Green Building Pod cast. Please check out the comments in that post. Your question about the gable ends is more specific than what I answered in the other post so I will address that here. You can solve the dilemma in a couple ways. One is to do as you suggest and build the roof first and then place the bales in between the rafters as you bale. This is difficult and may be more of a hassle than you want to deal with. Another option is to build the porch after the bales are in place and straightened. You can then cut a ledger into the bales themselves, attached through to the interior face of the bales with twine and sewn in place with the mesh. You would then attach the porch rafters to the ledger and flash the joint with rigid metal flashing before you plaster. Another option is possible if the porch will intersect the wall above the second floor framing (if there is any). In that case, you can cantilever the framing over the beams to the outside face of the wall and build a small pony wall to attach the patio roof framing to. The bales would then be placed on top of the pony wall (one would need to be built on the inside face of the bales as well). This space would provide excellent access for wiring and plumbing chases as well. Any of these three options could work fine for your situation. I hope you find one that works well for you.