Sprink-Fitter wrote:
danablpl wrote:
I will soon be purchasing some unimproved acreage and to get around Colorado building codes because I could never ever afford to build, I'm thinking of parking a fiver out there:
1. orienting it south facing
2. covering it with a sufficient moisture barrier
3. then building a straw bale U-shaped wall around three of the sides 4. possible building in window holes
5. then cobbing over the bale surface with stucco or mud
6. then possibly building a small glass atrium over the exposed south wall.
Crazy, I know but I'd like to improve the insulation for the wintertime while still keeping it not a permanent structure. Any thoughts on moisture, insulation, or miscellaneous would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you.
Dana
If you can't find straw bales you could also use gas soaked rags.
What he is saying here to you, is that stacking a bunch of hay bales together is a fire hazard....Especially, if you plan on heating this thing.