Straw Roof House

The affordable straw bale house shown above is roughly 770 sf.

Straw roof house.

This kind of construction is gaining attention as a natural building method. To collect these straws or reeds you will need to move to the backside of the village where there is a river. A straw bale house uses straw bales as insulation or as the structural building block of the home. A owen geiger yes you can use straw bales as roof insulation.

On the edge of the river you will find vegetations and plants have grown. Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw water reed sedge cladium mariscus rushes heather or palm branches layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed trapping air thatching also functions as insulation. First you need to check the strength of your roof system. Courtyard 705 square feet straw bale house plan this design evolves from the circle and eye designs.

In addition to its novelty this plan is preferred for its reduced winter shade zone. A interior of a old medieval house with a typical straw roof cottage at porlock somerset. You can check out the floor plans here and learn more about the design there if you want. A synthetic thatch roof while just as aesthetically pleasing is not as likely to be subjected to infestation as it does not appear as a natural habitat.

The walls are finished with plaster. The earliest mobile homes had r 8 or less. A good straw bale home is significantly warmer than conventional building methods because a well packed bale is rated at r30 r35 minimum or considerably more. Typically the diamond design is a break from the standard rectangle and lacks the eye s round walls.

Straw location to collect and build the house at medieval dynasty these straw are grown naturally in the form of reed. Today insulated homes usually have r 20 in the walls and many old homes have r 14 for insulation or considerably less. Make sure it s in good condition no rot termite damage cracked boards etc. View of medieval cottage built with stone and straw roof in historic touristic village of somerset.

A good time to use this roof is obviously when the budget is tight or if you want a larger exposed side of the structure as in a greenhouse or in cooler climates. It also tends to leave the high side of the house vulnerable to the elements. Interior of a old medieval house with a typical thatched roof historical architecture of the netherlands. The main floor is 570 sf and the sleeping loft one of two bedrooms is 200 sf.