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Straw bale houses are easy to build, affordable, super energy efficient, environmentally friendly, attractive, and can be designed to match the builder's personal space needs, esthetics, and budget. Despite mushrooming interest in the technique, however, most straw bale books focus on "selling" the dream of straw-bale building, but don't adequately address the most critical issues faced by bale house builders. Moreover, since many developments in this field are recent, few books are completely up to date with the latest techniques.
More Straw Bale Building is designed to fill this gap. A completely rewritten edition of the 20,000-copy best-selling original, it leads the potential builder through the entire process of building a bale structure, tackling all the practical issues: finding and choosing bales; developing sound building plans; roofing; electrical, plumbing, and heating systems; building code compliance; and special concerns for builders in northern climates. New material includes:
- more extensive sections on electric wiring and plumbing
- updated sections on bale finishes and finishing
- a section on prefabricated straw bale walls
- a wider selection of case studies, photographs and illustrations
- a section on common mistakes
- budgeting for low-, medium- and high-cost projects, and
- new testing data that is in no other straw bale book.
Down-to earth and complete, More Straw Bale Building makes the remarkable benefits of straw bale building available in the most comprehensive and practical book on the subject to date.
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(20050614)About the Author
Chris Magwood and Peter Mack are professional straw bale builders and consultants who have constructed over 40 straw bale buildings, consulting on many more. They have taught workshops and seminars across the continent and overseas, and are authors of one of the first straw bale how-to books, Straw Bale Building (New Society, Publishers, 2000) which has sold 20,000 copies. Chris Magwood has been editor of The Last Straw Journal, an international quarterly devoted to straw-bale building, since 2001. He is also the coauthor of Straw Bale Details. Check out his website at www.chrismagwood.ca. (20050614)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for our climate (Ontario),
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This review is from: More Straw Bale Building (Paperback)
I was really happy to see this book was geared toward building in our area. There is even a house pictured in the book that is about and hour away from us so we know that the information is useful for our weather conditions. It even has a section in the back that tells what people wish they had known before buidling so we can learn from their mistakes. A diffinate must have for any of you considering building a straw bale home in a climate like Ontario's!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is THE reference book on Straw Bale Construction,
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This review is from: More Straw Bale Building (Paperback)
I have purchased numerous books on straw bale building, some of them deal with one person's experience building their home, others are coffee table beauties with straw bale contruction from around the world. This book however, is packed with knowledge, detailed how-to information and background information necessary in making the right decisions, whether you are building a shed or a two-storey home. Excellent reference manual and a must for anyone wanting to build with straw bales,
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great reference book made even better,
By mybalconyjungle (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: More Straw Bale Building (Paperback)
This is a completely updated version of the authors first edition. That edition actually mentions "Northern Climates" on the cover and even though this edition doesn't, it still clearly has a Canadian slant to it. But no matter where you are planning to build your straw bale home, this is the one book you need to read.Everything you ever wanted to know about straw bale house construction is in this book. It would have been nice to see more colour photos with details of finished projects but it's not worth complaining about. This book didn't try to preach to me or convert me. It just presented the facts in an organized and easy to follow manner. It follows a logical progression from planning and designing through site prep, construction and finishing. Great layout. Good use of illustrations. The authors are clearly masters in the field of straw bale construction.
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