Straw Bale Construction: Is It For You?

Straw bale construction has many advantages but is it for you? I hope that the information here on this website will help you to decide whether this beautiful, insulating, and ecological building material would meet your construction needs, whether for a home, a garage, or other building.

There's a lot of anecdotal information about construction with straw bales, but when you're about to commit to a project that will take a lot of time (not to mention money), it's good to get your information from experts.

I found a website that's a general introduction from Andrew Morrison, a well-known strawbale expert:

Click here to see what Andrew Morrison says
about straw bale construction...
There's a video you can watch part way down the page.

Straw bale construction can be done by beginners and you can become skilled at doing it with some experience. It's often a good idea to start out with straw bale building by doing something pretty small and simple, like a meditation hut or storage shed. You'll make a few mistakes but you'll learn a lot and have an attractive building when you are done! Chances are that nobody but you will be able to spot those mistakes, either!

The strawbale section of this website has several pages:

• Straw Bale DVDs -- my recommendation for the best way to get started

• Is this kind of building spelled straw bale or strawbale?

• Can you make your own concrete slab foundation?

• Strawbale Houses: thinking of building one?

Click on the image to find out more about straw bale building from a real expert: