straw bales

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Staining on the interior lime plaster where the rain came through. #strawbalewoodlands #strawbalehouse #limeplaster #roof #raindamage

Sleep will not come. I lie awake listening to the rain falling. Rain as heavy as my heart. Yesterday evening I watched the rain running...

The plasterers have started on the external lime plastering. They are using ready mixed fibrechalk, a flexible plaster made without sand,...

With the tarps off Mark and Lew were able to get up on the roof to secure the final straw bales; fill the gaps along the ridge with...

The inner and outer surfaces of the bales get a trim before being plastered. It makes the task easier and reduces the amount of lime...

This tarps came off over the weekend and we got a chance so see the condition of the bales. It's a house of two parts. The southern side...

We have inserted all the straw bales from the interior that we can. The bales meet at the ridge and now eclipse the sky. The final bale...

Now that the weather is improving we are able to get out and work on the house once more. The first task is to finish inserting those...

We are plagued by rats. We first noticed their calling cards early last month since when we have been trying, and failing, to get rid of...

We thought that we would finish inserting the straw bales this week. The dumbwaiter has been removed and the work platform moved to the...

... chronicles the building of a strawbale house to replace a WWII Portal bungalow in rural Dorsetshire.