Straw bale and shipping container home

This slide show is basic construction of a straw bale and shipping container home. Shipping containers are 8' X 40' and make very strong durable homes. Straw is an excellent insulator and cheap. Together they make a strong, well insulated and inexpensive home.

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• cargo
• shipping
• container
• solar
• small
• cabin
• lamar

[Pesadelo80]

Would it be a good idea to put grass on the roof ??



[solarcabin]

@Pesadelo80

I suppose you could but you would want a water proof membrane to prevent rust.

[noblinger]

The rats would love all the hay.

[solarcabin]

@noblinger

It is straw not alfalfa hay bales and insects and rodents are not usually a problem with strawbale homes.

[bjb47]

With just the unprotected roof that would be more like a oven than a house. You need some sort of covering to keep the tops insulated from the sun.

[solarcabin]

@bjb47

White coatings reflect sunlight. Insulated polyfoam insulation ][nside ceiling.

[jkcarroll]

Do NOT use cement in the stucco; use lime. Cement does not breath; any moisture that gets trapped in the straw bales will rot. Lime stucco will breath; requires a bit more maintenance but will keep the straw bales from rotting.

[wa4aos]

Information and less of the irritating music would have been better.

[jmstlr632]

Dude, solarcabin man you are a genius with a beautiful mind . period end of story ! i really like your ideas with alternative living . you really seem to be comfortable in your cabin and i would be too in mine if only i had one but im locked into a $76,000.00 mortgage for the next 30 years or so . So im pretty much out of luck huh ? If only i had known then what you have shown me now i could be rich in no time . Oh well good for you man ,keep it up cause this is an awsome idea .

[TheAllResort]

great idea combining the straw bale and shipping container concepts

[cypherf0x]

You can spend a bit more and get insulated shipping containers to make the design even more efficient for heating and cooling.

[solarcabin]

@kdp6

The ceiling is insulated inside with foam board, Floors are insulated with carpet pad.