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| Each straw house has a window of proof, a large one in this case. |
- mice don't like these houses, as the straw is mostly cellulose, which they don't eat. It too tightly packed and enclosed for them to built homes in.
- straw houses breath, they take in extra moisture if it is too damp and evaporate this dampness once it gets to dry. So very nice air inside these houses :-)
- you need little heating, a large house can be heated with 6kW wood burner
- you can do a lot of the building work yourself
- your house can be spacious, with large windows and mezzanines, last are good for air circulation
- it is strong, some houses dating back from 1914 or so are still around and in good condition
Want to see what a straw house looks like? Have a look here. You see there is no typical straw house. But the basics are more or less the same everywhere, stacking straw and sealing it with loam:
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So after a day looking at straw bale houses and getting to grips with the basic building techniques, we were convinced, now all we have to do is find a bit of land to built it on ...... and make our wishlist:
- an open plan kitchen with an AGA or similar heat storage cooker, this will give a nice background heat, besides great food
- an open plan living/dining room with a Bullerjan woodstove, the smallest Bullerjan is enough to heat the hole house :-)
- lots of large windows, facing south
- sun-heated water
- a warm bathroom, so if need be (electric) underfloor heating in the bathroom
- a mezzanine
- a windmill to make electricity
- lots of room for books
- open bicycle storage, always ready to go
- large light atelier
- large garden with room for vegetables, fruit, chickens, ...
- a special window of proof
- outside is clad with a mix of wood and a natural chalk-mixture
- straw in the floors and roof too, maximum natural insulation!
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