Well, I was busy browsing the web, contemplating things to do for a shed and I stumbled onto straw bale building. It’s nothing new.. I’d read up on it years ago and stored it back in my brain. I however did not give it any thought beyond that.
Now that I actually need a shed, I’d been giving more and more thought on how to do it on-the-cheap. I’ve got to admit, straw bales look like a great idea. They’re cheap, stack like Legos, are their own insulation and the basic structure can be put up in a few days.
Given the advances in coatings, it would also be fairly easy to waterproof, even for this area. A standard cobbing followed by a rough scratch of stucco would do the job just fine.
At any rate, while browsing around I did find this really, really cool blog in the UK dedicated to sheds. It’s now on my subscription list @ Google reader and will no doubt I will be browsing it in its entirety.
-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b
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MsDebbieP
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posted 75 days ago
that’s interesting = everything you ever wanted to know! .. and i like that searchme site .. that’s fun.
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
Bunting
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posted 75 days ago
I thought I was going to see a straw shed
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Scott Hildenbrand
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posted 74 days ago
http://www.shedworking.co.uk/search?q=straw
http://www.google.com/images?q=straw+shed
http://www.secretbasedesign.com/SBD_Straw_Structural.html
Or my fave..
http://www.cityfarmer.org/cob.html
:p
-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b
GrandmaT
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posted 74 days ago
Yah, I’m with you … I like the last one the best … cuz it is pretty and cute and I love the roof!!!!
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b
dini
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posted 74 days ago
Yeah, gotta love that last one, especially the goat!
-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.
Bon
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posted 74 days ago
Straw shed sounds neat Scott.Just make sure there are no wolves in your area.They might huff and puff and blow it down. ha ha ha.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
jroot
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posted 54 days ago
We have a straw bale home in the village down the road. Quite the conversation piece, I must say. Warm though.
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