Re: Rebuilding

Ginny wrote:
A _L_ P wrote:
Ginny wrote:


The straw bale houses are really insulated from the temp extremes and make lovely homes. The render seals the walls so the straw doesn't deteriorate. Now that would be a palace.

Bugger the chooks, I'd move into it myself and let them have the house!

A L P
Getting them approved by local building regs can be difficult in some areas but yes, I would too. :")


There are some in NZ but I haven't seen them myself. All that insulation, wouldn't it be loverly!

We've had a shocking series of "leaky homes" caused by inappropriate designs using inappropriate materials and shoddy workmanship, and expensive but useless permits & inspection procedures. Some people have had to pull down virtually new houses. One of the newish techniques is plaster over polystyrene cladding, unfortunately in the attempt to achieve the fashionable Mediterranean plaster look in a high-rainfall, high humidity climate using timber framing that isn't treated to resist moisture and mould, well, unfixable leaks, hazardous moulds and fungus spores.... But I'm curious about how hard it would be to use the poly sheets for a chook house: large seamless sheets, light and easy to handle, cheap, insulate against extremes of winter & summer. Have to find out about how to stick surface covering to it....

A L P

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