... And yet, you have. Hypnotic, isn't it? :) I sometimes feel the same way. ... [snip] ... I agree with him. I also agree with you more than you have ...
... Indeed. ... Anyone with half a clue has to from time to time. ... [snip] ... No, I think you did lighten the tone and I understood that that was what you ...
At times, I have been referred to as being somewhat incendiary--but Hank, you really seek to work at it. As for your "real world practical methods"--I seem to...
... Yeeeeeeeah. You know, I think I'll take my own advice, and spend my time more productively. Sorry to have wasted everyone else's. ... Well, whatever your...
... Are you suggesting that I advicated putting bales in a foundation? It has been done here in Ontario but the foundations were always engineered such that...
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... either. ... Kara; The flange material can be anything that is effectively air- impermeable... sheet metal, EPDM rubber, spun olefin sheet (ie "Tyvek"),...
EUSBA: european straw bale building association ... Hello friends, strawbaling people of EU have created their networking web. If you want to connect with...
My partner and I currently have land in the Gaspe region of Quebec where we intend to build a small sustainable home. We are looking for names of people who...
... I agree with your major points.< Thanks. ... "embroidery" to them? 8:)< Certainly. I was hoping for some comments and suggestions. ... Ah!. I didn't mean...
... I was excited about the possibility when I first thought of it a couple of years ago. But then I realized..... The big trick on that would be privacy. See,...
Neither the wiring (Romex or other) or the water panel piping need be anywhere near the slab. I suspect the electrical panel in concrete was part of the common...
I agree. I have our home in Donetsk with a location "pin" on Google Earth, and you can see our building clearly in the satellite image. With most street...
There is a mapping site that isn't as specific. It has been around for a while but doesn't seem to have hit the mainstream. It is still listed as a beta site,...
... We don't need or want that kind of precision, but the available software mapping tools that I know of all demand it. We want to say "roughly here," but...
Question: Why will all owners of straw bale houses in the U.S. soon be homeless? Answer: The government is always taking a bale out of our walls. Oh well, such...
--On Thursday, March 5, 2009 9:20 AM -0500 Jon Van Eck ... This was just the point I was trying to make, and apparently failed to express clearly. If we offer...
On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:58:04 -0500,
Derelict (a fellow who apparently has a wealth of experience/knowledge in "sticking it to the Man") wrote:
> While the...
I received an email with a link to a video which has almost nothing to do with straw bales, but the person shown in this has re-discovered some really handy...
... No, they don't, because they're not uniform. They have mass at the edges (where it matters most, and is most useful both structurally and thermally), but...
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:05:15 -0400, guy cordwood <cordwoodguy@...> wrote:
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> MY PROBLEM WITH THE F.P.S.F.IS THAT IF YOU STOP HEATING THE ADDITION >...
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 , some Suthunah wrote:
>> The sub-slab insulation and the perimeter wing insulation deflect
>> that "deep earth heat" sideways and...
... Posted by: "RT" archilogic@... archilogic ... I am generally a stickler for using terms that most accurately communicate thermal functions. I do...