Straw Bale Construction Revisited
Nov 20th, 2008 by Jake
About a year ago, we posted an article about straw bale construction. It was starting to build popularity then and it has only gotten bigger since. Countless people around the country have been constructing homes with straw bales as their exterior walls. Many have a misconception that it is just overexertion with little benefit. This is pretty much as far as you can get from the truth.
Bale construction has advanced so much recently. You can still purchase bales straight from the farm. These “field bales” are very easy to get and can cut on the cost. If you are looking for the highest quality there are high-density bales that can support up to 4000 pounds per linear foot. How’s that for innovation?
Here are a few pictures I found on Wikipedia.org that show how awesome straw-bale construction can be:
This shows the straw bales during construction
This shows a fully-finished straw bale home.
This shows how luxurious a straw bale home can really be!
