Our dumbwaiter
Straw bales have been inserted up to first floor level. Now we need the bales taken up to the first floor. Carrying them individually or...
Freaky Friday
I've absolutely no idea how I got the swirling effect on this photograph I took of Lew trimming a bale with the alligator saw - but I...
Building site yoga
It's taken a good few hours and over 600 screws to screw down the plywood sub-floor. It's more common to nail the boards down but the...
Needle in a haystack
There is lots of information out there regarding using a baling needle and twine to customize bales so I was surprised to find that it...
Blue air
The air has turned blue... and not just because of the drop in the temperature. Mark and Lew have been inserting straw bales between and...
Housework
Loose straw is a fire risk so it needs to be regularly swept up. We've got a fire extinguisher just in case a spark from some electrical...
Galvanized
The plan was to use an anti-corrosive, sealing and waterproofing tape on the bolts connecting the beams to the crucks. Having tried it I...
Persuasion
The straw bales that had been inserted into the cruck frames took quite a pummelling when the beams were going in. As a result they had...
Man overboard
We're using sheets of 1200 x 2400 x 18 coniferous plywood for the sub floor. These have been cut to size and are being glued and screwed...
Plying the ply
Bringing in sheets of 18mm coniferous ply for the sub-floor. #strawbalewoodlands #strawbalehouse #plywood #subfloor
