Browse Forums Building A New House Re: A Strawbale House 35Nov 12, 2012 2:20 pm Another one interested in the strawbale build We've stayed in a couple of B&B's that have been built using this method and have definately considered doing one ourselves. Still an option for the future This time we have gone hebel which also needs to be fully rendered. I am surprised yours costs so much to render as ours only cost abour 10k above brick price. (Single story approx 320sm) It is being rendered (texture coated) as I type https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43937&start=0 Bought a block in Golden Grove - Jan 2011 Finally finished our design, Mar 2012, *yay* Signed with ADH council consent June 12 Re: A Strawbale House 36Nov 12, 2012 2:51 pm ktotherose Great design! and your architects/builders seem to know what they are doing! Welcome and thank you ktotherose. I found out fairly recently that the builder in the partnership became a carpenter because he wanted to build himself a strawbale house! I feel very lucky to have found an architect/builder combination who are so in tune with what I want to do. Jigsaw Housing also have a licensed Building energy efficiency assessor, and they have said they are starting to be disappointed if the designs don't reach 8 stars these days! Variegated Variegated Re: A Strawbale House 37Nov 12, 2012 2:57 pm Welcome dreamcometrue. The rendering is to be a lime render, and it is my understanding that not everyone can do that! In addition, it is necessary to render both sides of the strawbales, not just the outside, so it is double the job. The lime render allows the walls to breathe, so (heaven forbid) that if water does ever get into the bales, it can also get out again (evaporation). Lime render is also more flexible than other renders, and so has less cracking, something that is really important if you want to keep bales dry. Variegated Variegated Re: A Strawbale House 38Nov 12, 2012 3:32 pm I just realised I haven't posted pics of the selection I have made, so here are some (not very good) pictures. The tiles photos were sent to my by the sales lady as I hadn't taken my camera! This one shows all the colours available in the bamboo feature tile - the real thing is 4 bamboo "poles", and I'll have the black. The feature will be on the north wall of the bathroom, and will be able to be seen from the door. The feature is 180cm long Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Both ensuite and main bathroom will have built-in seats, and the one in the main bathroom will be tiled with the river-textured tile - same colour as the floor but just that little bit different. Floor tile is underneath the textured tile. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The bathroom wall tiles have just a bit of texture, which doesn't really show up very well in images. Just at the top left hand corner of this, it might be possible to see the texture - rather like rain on windows. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The above-counter vessel basin for the main bathroom Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Plain white gloss walls in the ensuite with the feature tile running the height of the tiling behind the loo, and the wall the built-in seat will be in the shower, so the seat will also be featured tiled. The vines match up making a trailing vine pattern, with black, grey and silver stems and leaves. These features won't be seen from the doors of the ensuite, so I hope it will be both WOW factor, and a surprise. Pebble-look tiles in charcoal for the floor. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Triangular above-counter vessel for the ensuite Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The three colours of bamboo flooring available - natural, coffee, and champagne Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ An attempt to photograph the Champagne bamboo which will be the flooring for everywhere except bathroom and laundry on the ground floor. I'll have carpet in the loft bedroom, but haven't decided what yet. Variegated Re: A Strawbale House 39Nov 12, 2012 7:33 pm 1. Love those funky bamboo shaped tiles 2. Love the rectangular basin 3. Love the leaf feature tile 4. Love the triangular vessel- so different 5. Love the bamboo colour and also the coffee shade. Love your choices! Good on you for having a go I am the opposite of DIY (so will pay a builder) - our vibe is industrial/simple so current thinking is 150mm concrete and then internally is… 3 3477 Yes well there solution is to blame everyone else while I a 65yr old woman with major medical problems have to just continue to boil water and wash myself in a bucket… 2 16440 Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 9439 |