Building Your Straw Bale Home: From Foundations to the RoofThis practical guide is written especially for the owner-builder and provides step-by-step instructions supported by diagrams and photographs. It covers the construction process from site preparation through to foundations, concrete slabs, strip footings and stumps. Special techniques for straw bale construction and the integration of these techniques with those of conventional house building are also covered, including floors, timber wall-frames, ceilings and roof framing. Advice is offered on plumbing and electrical work in a straw bale house. |
Contents
1 Councils and straw bale houses | 1 |
2 Site preparation and marking for foundations | 7 |
3 Floors and foundations | 19 |
4 Straw bale walls | 49 |
5 Window and door openings | 79 |
6 Timber framed walls | 102 |
7 Ceiling frame construction | 125 |
8 Roof frame | 133 |
13 Plumbing installations | 208 |
14 Installation of internal doors | 217 |
15 Purchasing of building materials | 231 |
16 Mice | 238 |
17 How to build your own staircase | 240 |
18 Conclusion | 246 |
Metricimperial conversion | 247 |
Glossary | 249 |
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