Serious Straw Bale by Paul Lacinski

Author:Paul Lacinski
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Providing extra lateral support with a T-style metal wind brace.

If the interior walls of the house were to be paneled with wood, this system might prove quite practical. The contrast between interior wood and exterior plaster, a reversal of the usual configuration, could be quite interesting.

Bales between Framing Members

People have experimented with inserting bales between studs in various ways with fairly good success. This seems to be the most promising variation on stick/bale construction. Because stud spacing can be varied to accommodate different designs and environments, the bales can be positioned in many ways. To fully understand these we have to review the nomenclature of a bale: A regular bale laid flat has a bottom and a top (the two string sdes), two edges, and two ends. For any type of bale, the length is measured from end to end, its width from edge to edge, and its thick-ness from bottom to top. While length regularly varies 6 to 10 inches within a shipment of bales, the two dimensions that remain constant with any type of bale are the width and the thickness. Because studs are usually spaced quite closely, typically between 16 and 24 inches apart, these narrower di-mensions are the best suited to fit between studs. This means turning the bales up on their ends. Knowing that the Rvalue per inch of a bale is higher across the grain (through its thickness, rather than its width), we often find it beneficial, in terms of saving floor space, to place the bales such that their narrower, thickness dimension is in the wall. Bearing this in mind, we find several ways of inserting the bales between the studs.

People have experimented with inserting bales between studs in various ways with fairly good success.

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