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Post by admin on Aug 30, 2006 15:43:03 GMT -5
Anyone have experience with building an alternative home or interest in doing so? Happycat
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Post by plfreitag on Aug 31, 2006 4:42:43 GMT -5
I'd love to make one of those dome things, but sheesh..we can barely afford what we have. Some day when we're rich and famous, though, we'll have a real house.
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Post by admin on Aug 31, 2006 8:35:32 GMT -5
Yeah, Trisha, I think the hardest part of it all is getting some land to begin with!! That's what my husband and I think. But then, here in Florida we can't use any of the alternative means to build more affordable housing...straw bales (HA!!!!) I called about several different alternative housing and was told no, not in Florida... Maybe it IS time to move to Nebraska???!!! LOL
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Post by Melanie on Sept 9, 2006 15:43:59 GMT -5
I sooooo want to build a Straw bale/mud studio with a thatch roof in my earthquake prone area to convince my husband that this is a reasonable option in our area. He wants a log home, great, but must be imported!
Melanie in Greece
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Post by admin on Sept 9, 2006 18:37:28 GMT -5
Yeah, why not try a to build your studio like that, I bet it would be nice as well as cheaper. Elaine
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Post by S Holdeman on Sept 10, 2006 23:01:33 GMT -5
I've wanted to build a strawbale for years... even tried getting financing, but they won't let us build it ourselves so it would cost the same as a stick-built house... no thanks.
So, we are biding our time, fixing up a house in a bedroom community (which we hope to sell for a decent property) so we can buy some cheap (hopefully) land out in the country. Then we can finally build our beautiful bale home : ).
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Post by admin on Sept 12, 2006 9:23:18 GMT -5
I hope you get your wish for your land and straw bale home. If you aren't allowed to build it yourselves then are you going to have to move to another state? I'm wondering if its safe, considering all the storms that almost all states are experiencing. Where is it safe to build with straw bales? We were joking about Nebraska, but I've never been there, so don't know. Elaine
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Post by plfreitag on Sept 12, 2006 10:42:58 GMT -5
Actually, Elaine, if you Google straw bale housing, you'll see that they made them on the plains when they were coming across - the initial straw bale buildings were created due to a lack of wood on the prairies. Properly constructed, apparently they're wind-resistant, hurricane resistant, and, due to the thickness of the walls, warmer in winter and cooler in summer as well as bug-resistant since after you coat the walls with plaster or slurry the bugs can't get in as long as you maintain it. You put a slab or foundation about 2 feet up from the ground to prevent water runoff from hitting the straw, and use rebar coming up from that to load the bales on...I learned a lot yesterday, can ya tell? ;D
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