Cutting straw bales, filling the gap above windows and other straw bale tips
In this session I will detail how to finish over window and lots of other tips for building a beautify straw bale wall including:
- Framing above a window opening
- Wire netting over the framework and how to tightly pack the cavity with straw
- How to make a fin peg for installation into a completed straw bale wall after compression
- Configuration of a bale needle for cutting bales to length
- Why I recommend using a bale knife over other methods of shaping bales
- What constitutes a good straw bale for building
- Cutting straw bales to length
- Avoiding the possibility of fire during construction
- Filling gaps between straw bales prior to rendering
- What does it mean when we say straw bale walls breath
- Shaping and trimming straw bales