The Last Straw

We are on the tools again! Our strawbale home has been a labour of love for some time now and we are pushing to finish it by Christmas. With Dave on school holidays, we are hoping to get the roof on and bales in for the last stage of the home - our space (office, sitting room and bedroom ... currently sleeping in living room ... lacks privacy, don't you think.)

Dave: What's it like, living in straw? Wonderful - particularly in a cold climate like Armidale. When it's -8C outside, it's still cosy and easy to heat. BEst of all, the house breathes, meaning that the walls absorb moisture during periods of high humidity, like a week of rain, and release it when things dry out. The house never feels damp or stuffy. I'll be making a series of video entires for the building process, so please follow us on the journey of completing our home. It's raining again, so i'll hopefully get our the camera tomorrow.