Straw Bale House

[hopeforamerika]

Attractive, inexpensive, not toxic, and fun for the whole family. What else can one ask for? Oh yes, the insulation is better and I understand it can withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters better than houses built with expensive materials and methods.

[HeadoftheHydra]

Well, the tumber they use is expensive. They only saved a bit by not mkaing the walls out of wood...Where they really saved was siding costs/insulation/etc. I've built houses so I know this stuff is spendy. I've heard of people building these for $12000 to $50000. All just depends.

[Roberto1632]

Could you give me some information of the thermal conductivity of the straw wall as opposed to fiberglass insulation?

Also I think the straw/mud walls are heavier than regular plywood, so even though you are decreasing the price of the walls, isn't that offset by the price of the bigger foundation needed to support the heavier structure. Can the foundation also be made of some other (stronger) mix of straw?

I would love to build one of these houses and making the "cement" looks pretty fun too!!

[DrewDawg50]

How much does a home like that cost?

[russellsanderson]

nice work! i have been building straw bale homes for about four years now, and i am thoroughly convinced it is the only way to go. it's good to see we aren't the only crazy people out there, keep up the good work!

[Americo1974]

How much is the cost to build this house? Do I have to hire an architect or just do it myself?

[IIlllllII]

Apparently it only costs around £4000/$8000 o.O

But the only problem is getting the land.

[TormentaDelTzolkin]

oh, thank you! its great

[naturalhomes]

For anyone who wants to learn more about strawbale homes take a look at naturalhomes . org

Enjoy.

[shrado]

excellent !!!

[BlacklitFloater]

I want a strawbale house some day! The whole process of helping build my house would be fun.

[magua73]

I cant wait for more videos from you! I am also starting my own project of building a straw bale house in Norway. So the more information I get the better! :)

[centralutahfilm]

Cool! Here's to using natural building materials.

[magua73]

Keep the good work!

[centralutahfilm]

Thank you! We visited the house again yesterday. The family is moving in soon and we'll be doing a follow-up story.