Straw Bale Construction DVD from StrawBale.com

[ammer1010]

this guy is livin the dream

[Kandiwood1]

Re the R Value from kdog54902.......... you obviously don't live in one or know anything about living in one. I live in one and my heating costs were less than $470 last year (09/10 winter). what did you spend on heating?? Oh, by the way, I live\ in the snow belt of Ontario - Jan to March temps are min, -10 C to -25 C!

[strawbaleinnovations]

One detail here: the R-Value as labeled in experiments has never been nailed down. What I do know is a SB house is 3 times as efficient as a fiberglass insulated one. No Question there, just ask someone who has lived in both. It's not even a competition.

[strawbaleinnovations]

Sorry it's taken me so long to respond to this and other comments on my videos. Honestly, it's a bit hard for me to keep track of all the comments. Please feel free to contact me directly through my blog at the web address above (It won't let me write the address in teh comments). I'll get back to you much faster if you use that route!

[Kdog54902]

From what I can find out,the R-value is real poor. About half that of fiberglass insulation.

[flamabacon]

The theoretical R-value (thermal resistivity) for a 16.5 inch (420 mm) straw bale was calculated by Joseph McCabe as 52 (RSI-9.2). This is compared with a theoretical R-value for 3.5 inch (90 mm) of fibreglass (the conventional insulation material used in home construction) of 13 (RSI-2.3). This means fibreglass has an R-value of about 3.7 per inch (RSI-0.26 per centimeter) and straw bales have about 3.2 per inch (RSI-0.22 per centimeter).

[weatherwars]

@Kdog54902 Are you kidding me! There is nothing natural that's better than straw bale building.

[taperdave2000]

must know info!

[LovinLifeToday]

Duh! I just looked over and saw more of his videos in the scroll area, including a "headshot" video as you called it. Still need to find out how to buy the DVD though.

[LovinLifeToday]

I like this video too. I can't figure out how to buy the DVD he talks about though. It looks worth while. Also, how do I find the other "headshot" videos you talk about Strawbaler1234? I would like to see them.

[catherinetodd]

See strawbale (dot) come for all the info you need, and to buy the DVD's.

[catherinetodd]

Whoops! I meant strawbale (dot) com. Replace the (dot) with a period.

[strawbaler1234]

ooops, I'm new to this so forgot to put a rating with my last comment: Excellent

[strawbaler1234]

I just found this video on youtube. It's a very nice introduction to what can be done with straw bales. I know it's promoting a product but who cares it's beautifully shot and the guy who narrates knows his stuff. He's also the headshot on a whole load of short straw bale videos that have just been added to this site. They are well worth viewing too.

[StrawBaleFan]

This is a nice little intro to bale construction. This guy knows his stuff. Finally, some on You Tube who actually knows how to do this stuff. The straw bale videos I have seen by others on You Tube are horrible.