Mar 1, 2012 · Inside you’ll find advice for dealing with framing your home, how to protect the walls from the elements, making light clay straw and finishing the walls with plaster, and more good stuff. Check it out below. by Jacob Schmidt. This is an introduction to light clay straw construction (a.k.a. “straw-clay”).

Mar 2, 2018 · Interior walls could be light straw clay, etc. By defining your home as a “natural building” instead you’ll put yourself in a new framework that opens more possibilities for a better overall...

May 31, 2018 · You can use barley, wheat, rice or oat straw, but do not use hay. Wheat is recommended for its higher insulative qualities. The amount of clay needed depends on the percentage of clay in your subsoil.

Dec 2, 2018 · Cob is basically clay, sand and usually straw mixed together to be used as a building material, kinda like bricks, but the advantage is that most of the materials can be sourced on site or purchased cheaply. Having the right ratio …

Aug 2, 2018 · Creating gorgeous clay plaster isn't quite as easy as just slapping a bunch of mud on a wall. It's an ancient art and science. If you're serious about earthen plaster work, you might want to have a look at my popular online course.

Jul 29, 2011 · Hay is used to feed cattle, horses, and other farm animals. Straw, on the other hand, consists of the dried stems of grain plants — for example, wheat, oats, barley, rye, or rice. Since hay is more vulnerable to rot and mold than straw, …

Feb 26, 2015 · The two main clay plaster systems used on straw bale houses are sand-clay plaster and straw-clay plaster. When installing sand-clay plaster a plaster pump can be used to apply 2 to 3 coats of plaster.

Feb 16, 2015 · Cob is the simple combination of sand, clay, straw, and water. The proportions of these ingredients will greatly affect the strength, sculptability, and ease of use of this timeless natural building material.

Feb 28, 2012 · Clay-coated straw has been shown to last over 700 years as a non-deteriorating insulation! As the clay dries, it binds the straw together in a surprisingly rigid mass. It’s a “natural styrofoam”. Any stiff agricultural waste similar to straw will work. Hay is too flimsy and has seeds, so it doesn’t work very well.

Sep 28, 2016 · Building Light Clay Straw Walls. Light clay straw (a.k.a., light straw clay, straw clay, slipstraw, and “damn this material needs a more distinct name”) is a very simple material that can be stuffed into a wall cavity, providing some amount of insulation and moisture moderation.