In this section we will cover straw bale installation including:

• The formula for bale placement
• Timber components above and below straw bales
• Compression of straw bales using polyester strapping, including the order of compression
• How to use a tensioning tool with the compression strapping
• The process of compressing a straw bale wall
• Specifications and dimensions of bottom boxing, intermediate boxing and top boxing
• Why is the bottom boxing narrower than the width of the straw bales.
• How to stabilize high straw bale walls
• How to join top boxing at corners
• The engineering principle behind the design of the 180mm wide top boxing
• Straightening straw bale walls with a bale hammer
• Compression of bales below windows
• How to avoid cracking of render around windows
• Leveling the sill of a window opening
• Alternative compression systems and why we use polyester compression strapping
• Compression of straw bale walls to a gable end
• Top boxing over bales at Gable ends
• Connection of internal timber framed walls to straw bale walls.