Strawbale House

Thought that it might be a good time to update the straw bale saga...

First up, the curves of the place. As is well known, the walls of a straw bale house are wide - all 18 inches or so. This means that the window openings present an opportunity to add a bit of character...

But, before we see that, see Mark busily at work getting the insulation in above the windows...

Ah yes, the ever-present smile. And doesn't Mark look like he'd belong in an issue of Mother Earth from the 70s? 

Insert gratuitious family shot (which shows that I'm doing my job of minding the kids...)

Here you can see the curves around the window... this reminds me of something I said a bit earlier, when we were musing on the fact that the walls weren't going to be perfectly straight... I was wasxing eloquent about the natural, curvacious feel of the walls...and in fact, we don't call the front door our entrance...we call it the vagina....

Another smaller window open.

Fast-forward about a couple of weeks. Mark was fortunate enough to get some plasters to his house. They finished in a day what would've taken him a month. Very efficient. This means that the house should be weather-proof from the outside until the final coats can be put on in spring.

The feel of the house really changes when this is on - looks a lot taller, for one.

Note the curve of the fundation up to the wider walls.

And yes, the curves on the outside of the .. err.. side door.

Work work and more work... and still so far to go.