"You're what?" "Whatever made you consider building a strawbale house?" "What about mice?" "You can do that here in Iowa?" "Didn't people build those types of houses in Nebraska where there were no trees?" "Oh yeah, I've seen that on YouTube." These are the questions and comments we hear when Larry and I share our current project: building an environmentally friendly structure that will be our home for the rest of our lives. Two of the main materials for this structure include straw, grown on a farm north of us about thirty miles and, clay from a hole Larry dug by machine, approximately twenty feet from the new foundation. The house has a post and beam frame so we did purchase lumber from the local lumberyard.
Truly enjoyed reading this. I didn’t know the genesis of the decision to build the house. Great read as I enjoy slowly gliding over the ocean with a breeze washing over me.
Love that it grew out of lifelong values and a value of family
Denise, what a great history of the project. Can’t wait to see your progress. The picture looks so good
Thank you Barb. I think we will finally be in our new home in a couple of months.
Truly enjoyed reading this. I didn’t know the genesis of the decision to build the house. Great read as I enjoy slowly gliding over the ocean with a breeze washing over me.
Thank you Vicki. The weather is not too bad back here either. For now.
Thank you Jackie.