Strawbale Homebuilding

by Gray, Alan T.; Hall, Anne

• ISBN13: 9780958639743
• ISBN10: 0958639744
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Earth Garden

Summary

Strawbale Homebuilding is a new book that presents the detailed experiences of owner-builders, architects, and professional builders who have created interesting homes around Australia from this revolutionary house-building method.

The book sets out to complement the inspiring information published in the classic text The Straw Bale House, which has now sold more than 100,000 copies around the world, and has produced thousands of strawbale homes.

There are stories in Strawbale Homebuilding from owner-builders who have built their home in the snowy, deep south of Tasmania without any form of major heating because they have used passive solar design principles and super-insulated strawbale walls. There is a story from owner-builders at Carnarvon on the remote north-west coast of Western Australia who have built a safe and comfortable home in one of the world's highest-risk tropical cyclone zones. There are luxury homes in trendy inner Sydney suburbs and even large homes in housing estates, impossible to distinguish from their conventional neighbors.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Earth friendly building	2	(4)
Western Australia
Strawbale in the cyclone zone	6	(4)
Building the dream house	10	(7)
Round house in the WA bush	17	(3)
Strawbale thrives in the wheat belt	20	(6)
Queensland
Architectural philosophy leads to a beautiful home	26	(3)
From caravan to palace	29	(3)
Huge executive home	32	(1)
DIY metal frame resists termites	33	(3)
Strawbale in a hot climate	36	(5)
Suburban bliss with rock-solid walls	41	(1)
Determined to recycle with style	42	(2)
New South Wales
Attention to detail gives delightful result	44	(6)
The Bower built of straw	50	(5)
So natural that horses tried to eat it	55	(5)
Our top ten strawbale buildings	60	(3)
Modest appearance gradually reveals stunning character	63	(2)
Champagne views on a clever budget	65	(1)
Heavenly work space a strawbale showcase	66	(2)
Mountain-style home	68	(1)
Quiet elegance on Blue Mountains	69	(1)
Creative mountain home fires imagination	70	(1)
One day a machinery shed, next day a strawbale home	71	(1)
Perfect contemplation	72	(1)
Pioneers do house and land for $20,000	73	(1)
Pavilion-style home with a holiday atmosphere	74	(2)
South Australia
First contract-built home in South Australia	76	(4)
Strawbale bears the load	80	(2)
House evolves from strawbale revolution	82	(6)
Victoria
Been there, baled that	88	(3)
Innovative materials need imaginative design	91	(3)
Four months and it's finished	94	(4)
We did it our way	98	(3)
Our strawbale philosophy	101	(2)
Winery builds country's biggest	103	(2)
Bed and breakfast in a cold climate	105	(3)
Australian-Santa Fe elegance	108	(2)
Professional owner-building	110	(2)
Grand biodynamic winery	112	(2)
Tasmania
Strawbale house defies Tasmanian winter	114	(2)
With a little help from our (50) friends	116	(3)
And on the seventh year they rested	119	(4)
Constructive building	123	(3)
But How Do I...?
Getting house plans approved	126	(2)
A council's perspective on strawbale houses	128	(3)
Life beyond brick veneer	131	(1)
Green house buit of straw	132	(2)
Have render, will travel	134	(9)
Build your own chookhouse and greenhouse	143	(5)
Frequently asked questions	148	(6)
Contact list and further reading	154	(1)
Index	155