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Title: Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates (Real Goods Solar Living Book.) by Paul Lacinski, Michel Bergeron ISBN: 1-890132-64-0 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Pub. Date: December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The straw bale book we have been waiting for!
Comment: I have been designing and building straw houses for a decade now, as well as teaching others how to do it. Across that time there have been a small handful of books on straw construction, each a great contribution in its time. But now we have what I feel is the book we have been waiting for: solid information in a well written format.
The authors are experienced builders with a common sense, grounded approach. Where most of the earlier books were coming out of the desert South West, this book specifically looks at the detailing needed in the colder and wetter parts of the world.
A wonderful contribution to the growing field of natural building. I recommend this book highly.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fills a big gap
Comment: I am a construction manager (trained as an architect) working in more conventional styles of construction but I am itching to get more involved with alternative building systems. Straw bale has caught my attention and imagination for many years but the lack of information on damp climate straw bale construction has made me very hesitant to do more than read about it. This is a witty, candid look at the issues that must be considered if building with bales in a damp climate. My only complaint is that I would have liked to see more illustrations of building details- many concepts described could have been made clearer with more illustrations and many other concepts that I wanted to see clearly addressed were only skimmed over (such as what to do where the bale wall meets the roof and what are the recommended methods of firestopping). Overall, it is a very valuable resource but there is room for more information in a second edition!
Rating: 5
Summary: No Bale Left Unturned
Comment: This book now rockets into the forefront as the most complete straw bale book. It seems pretty much to be all here: Interested in mud floors - got it; Interested in earth plaster - It's here too. All the main building subjects are covered, often exhaustively. Once one strays from the 2x4 and block foundation, into alternative building, there are by definition a lot of options. There isn't a standard set of details yet for bales, which partially accounts for the length of the book.
The authors come from the enviro alternatives camp, but they aren't romantic about it. Expect some well deserved skepticism about the virtues of Nebraska style load-bearing walls in cold climates. On the other hand they leave the decision up to you. After spending 12 pages telling you why you might not want to build load bearing walls, they spend 22 more pages telling you how to do it (not to mention the countless other pages devoted to related topics).
This book covers the subject of framed straw bale walls more completely than any other thus far. This is an important addition to the literature. While the authors are driven in this direction by the realities of snow loads that are not experienced by all, those who live in wet climates, or wish to build multi-story houses will find much of use here also.
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Title: The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes by Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen ISBN: 1890132772 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Straw Bale Building by Chris Magwood, Pater Mack, Elisabeth Ohi, Peter Mack ISBN: 0865714037 Publisher: New Society Pub Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Build It With Bales: A Step-By-Step Guide to Straw-Bale Construction, Version Two by S. O. Macdonald, Matts Myhrman ISBN: 0964282119 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Straw Bale House (A Real Goods Independent Living Book) by Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge ISBN: 0930031717 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The New Strawbale Home by Catherine Wanek ISBN: 1586852035 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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