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Save Our Forests--Build with Straw Bales!Read the article this discussion is about
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» Renie_Burghardt - Save Our Forests-Build with Straw Bales! Hi Victoria, what an interesting concept. We certainly do need to think of alternatives to wood. So a straw bale home makes great sense. And it only takes 300 bales for a 2,000 square foot house? Incredible!Thanks for a great, informative article. I enjoyed learning about straw bale homes. Take care! Renie -- posted by Renie_Burghardt » vix1 - Thanks Renie I'm so glad you liked the article, Renie. I wanted to make people aware that there are alternative materials to build with besides wood. I believe straw-bale construction can help save the world's precious resources and pave the way to help solve the problem of homelessness.Thanks for the kind words, Renie. -- posted by vix1 » Renie_Burghardt - Wouldn't It Be Wonderful? Wouldn't it be wonderful, if we could, Victoria? And actually, there are many alternatives, which I'm sure you're quite aware of. Even building homes out of aluminum cans and other trash. Eventually, other resources besides wood will have to be seriously considered, won't they?Take care now! Renie -- posted by Renie_Burghardt » vix1 - Hi Renie Thanks for visiting, you are alway's welcome!Yes, we will seriously have to consider alternative building materials for homes. There are many different ways to achieve this with recycled or inexpensive materials. Straw-bales were a good example for my article; they are an inexpensive by-product of the field, easily handled and widely available. The R-50 insulate qualities were, to my mind, extremely attractive--due to the energy savings. I wish this type of construction could help solve the global problem of homelessness. Thanks for your interest, Renie--I alway's appreciate your posts. Have a great weekend! -- posted by vix1 » KimHan - Interesting! What an interesting article. And they built straw bale homes way back in the days of the pioneers? That's really surprising. I watched some show on television about straw bale homes, and the home turned out quite nice. I would love to do something like this. Maybe someday.Thanks for all the information. Kim -- posted by KimHan » vix1 - Hi Kim Thank you for visiting and reading my article. It's always nice to have people stop by!Yes, Kim, the pioneers that I mentioned in my article, had little else to build their homes with, back then. Some of those straw-bale houses still stand today and look pretty much the same as they did, when they were first built. I am building a straw-bale addition to my house next Spring--can't wait! I know it will look great and be nice and cozy. My children will be involved with the construction, as it will be a hands-on, educational experience for them. I hope you eventually build a straw-bale house of your own, Kim. I wish you the best of luck! Victoria Ries -- posted by vix1 » AnneWatkins - Wow! This is something I've never heard of. Interesting! Do you know of any web sites that might feature pictures of these houses? I'd love more information. Learn something new every day around here.
-- posted by AnneWatkins » vix1 - Photo Link, Anne! Hi, Anne! I'm pleased to meet you.Thank you for visiting--it's always nice to meet new friends! I'm glad the information on straw-bale houses, was a learning experience for you--and I hope you learn even more from the following. Here is a link to a gallery of photo's at Ironstraw.org. It shows many straw-bale houses around the country. http://www.ironstraw.org/gallery.htm I hope you like them! On, Ironstraw's home page, there is a link to straw-bale construction workshops. I hope this helps, Anne--come back to visit anytime. All the best, Victoria Ries -- posted by vix1 » AnneWatkins - Re: Photo Link, Anne! In response to message posted by vix1:Thanks for the link! That is so interesting...they even built a school from straw bales! I'd really like to see one of these constructions 'in person'. Nice to meet you, too, Victoria! Thanks again for such an interesting article. Now if I can just get used to this new program.....ack..... -- posted by AnneWatkins » vix1 - Thank you, Anne! Thank you very much for your post--I appreciate your visiting.I read some of your articles on your human-like birds! So funny--hilarious! You really have your hands full with them--you're even their psychologist! We each have a delicate spirit--every living creature; your birds included, most definitely! I'm glad the link proved a good one for you, and you found what you were looking for. If you have anymore questions or requests for me--please don't hesitate to post! I will do my utmost to satisfy your curiosity. I know how you feel regarding the new program--I discovered a bug late last night--or was it early this morning? It's fixed now, thank goodness! It'll take me a while to get the navigational aspects, mastered! Do you know why we have shortened URL's? Mine finishes with, "rurag"--it doesn't work if I copy and paste it into my browser; that needs to be changed! Keep writing those great articles, Anne! Have a great week! -- posted by vix1
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