How long do hay bale houses last?
If built correctly a straw bale home can last 100 years at least. When it’s life cycle is complete, a structure stripped of all but the walls can be tilled back into the earth.
Are straw bale homes good?
Straw bales have been used for decades as a quick and efficient way to build a home’s walls. Straw bales are great for high-performance insulation for any home. Besides being a natural and renewable material, straw bales also offer some of the highest R-values of all insulating materials.
Is a straw bale house safe?
Fact: Hay provides food value to animals and insects, but straw does not. Actually, a conventional, stick-built house is more likely to suffer a termite infestation than a straw-bale house. As with any home, proper maintenance and repair ensures that your straw-bale home will provide many years of comfort and safety.
Is it a hay bale house or straw bale house?
It’s straw bale houses, not hay bale homes. In fact, I even heard a builder, claiming to be a straw bale builder, describe his model “hay bale house” when I spoke to him at his booth at the Green Building Expo in San Francisco last year! YIKES!!!
Do you build or spray render straw bale walls?
We build and/or spray render straw bale walls for builders, architects, owner builders, in fact anybody who needs professionally-built straw bale walls. The key to professional-quality straw bale building is in the application of the render coats.
What size straw bales can be used for building purposes?
Agribusiness produces large round straw bales that are no use for building purposes but rectangular ‘jumbo bales’ are available (2,400mm x 1,200mm x 1,200mm) which can be used for large structures and require mechanical lifting.
Why choose Dave Morris for your straw bale home?
Dave Morris is our master craftsman and his expertise will give your straw bale home the wow factor. Dave can help you at any stage of your building process. Please don’t hesitate to contact Dave to see how he can help you with your next straw bale building project.