Bale Raising and Stucco party
13 09 2007
It seems the straw bales will be cut by the middle of next week as long as the weather cooperates! If the long range forecast is correct we’ll be getting our bales before Wednesday!
That means we’ll be starting ssome bale installation on Wednesday with the main bale raising and stucco party happening on the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd.
All are welcome to come out and help or just watch and learn, or just hang out! There very well could be snacks, you definately should bring your own chairs, beverages, and work clothes/gloves if you want to get hands on.
Check out these links for what a bale raising entails:
http://stonehousestrawhouse.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html
http://heatkit.com/html/strawagb.htm
http://www.firstraven.com/sstowell/House/house.html
http://www.everdale.org/index.php?module=Everdale&type=user&func=displayMenu&menuId=20
The event is not structured, there are no set hours, we will be working essentially first thing in the morning until the light fails every day for the entire weekend (and the week before and after for that matter!) No need to call before hand (we won’t have a phone on us at the site anyways) just show up!
Hi there Andy,
Got your request for info on the blog, but couldn’t find a comments section to reach you on the Shire page, but came back and found thesietch page. You had q’s about plaster? Feel free to email: karawiggins@yahoo.ca
Good luck and enjoy the process!
Kara Stonehouse
Hi,
I’d love to add you to the natural homes map. Drop me a line some time.
http://naturalhomes.org/homesmap.htm
Here’s a nice article about two women straw bale builders in the UK, Barbara and Bee, with an interactive map of their homes.
http://naturalhomes.org/amazonails.htm
Cheers, Oliver