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Serious Straw Bale: A Construction Guide for All Climates by Paul lacinski and Michel Bergeron...
Reviewed here by former The Last Straw editor, Mark Piepkorn:
This book is an excellent, vital addition to the thinking person's literature of strawbale."
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Subscribe to The Last Straw newsletter, call 505-895-5400. "This is a superior resource, covering so much ground that no other straw-bale book does. It offers a startling amount of information that complements and updates such classics as The Straw Bale House and Build It With Bales. With clarity and wit it thoroughly addresses dozens of frequently misunderstood and overlooked concepts, details and concerns from a perspective steeped in equal parts building science and field experience. This book is an excellent, vital addition to the thinking person's literature of strawbale."
384 pages, hundreds of photos, index. softcover. Covers everything!

NEW DVD.... Building With Awareness: Straw Bale-Adobe-Earth Plasters-metal roof-rainwater collection:The Construction of a Hybrid Home.
The most comprehensive video ever made on the design and construction of a green home. This how-to DVD will show you how to use straw bale walls for insulation, interior adobe walls for thermal mass (which greatly improves the performance of a straw bale home), earth plasters for a beautiful finish, [Keely Meagan, of Earth Artisans, is featured in the DVD]; 100% electrical generationby sunlight, and passive solar heating and cooling.
This video could save you thousands of dollars in design and construction costs.
Includes a full-color, 8 page quick-reference booklet with a floor plan of the home, plus a second audio track that doubles the design and construction information on the DVD to over 5 hours, plus a 16-minute sequence on construction details.

DVD-Comprehensive Guide to Building with Straw Bale- DVD
This Two DVD set offers both INDIVIDUAL Straw Bale and Hydraulic LIME plaster DVDs in ONE SET...save money by buying the set.
In stock NOW TWO DVD set- 2 hours, 36 minutes of EXCELLENT up-to-date building information! DVD-Comprehensive Guide to Building with Straw Bale DVD
This Two DVD set offers both INDIVIDUAL Straw Bale and Hydraulic LIME plaster DVDs in ONE SET...save money by buying the set.
If you JUST need Lime plaster or straw bale techniques then order the individual DVDs- shown on this VIDEO/DVD page. VIEW AND ORDER HERE ....#3030D....$53.00

DVD- Building with Straw Bale
Great views of important tools-- like close up use of bale needles- so you can see exactly what you need to do, plus tips to save time as you go. Strawbale building is complex enough..this DVD provides invaluable up-to-date building information VIEW AND ORDER HERE ....#3031D...$33.00

DVD How to Plaster with Hydraulic Lime
Hydraulic lime is different than traditional hydrated lime plaster, but the information shared here is excellent for that use too! #3032D...$27.50

Appropriate Plasters For Cob &Stone Walls ... This pamphlet produced by the devon, England Earth Building Association (where hundreds of cob cottages exist) covers use of lime renders and washes for protection and repair of cob and stone. Gives mixes, directions preparation methods, resources in the uk. Imported, 8 pages, xerographic. #1014...$5.00... VIEW &ORDER HERE

All About Lime : A Basic Information Guide for Natural Building ...by Charmaine R. Taylor.
Many questions are answered in this book on using lime and gypsum. Explained are slaking lime, the differences between quicklime, hydrated Type S and N, when to use each, how to make a natural cement, dry up mud on the worksite, and stabilize soil for earthen bricks (for cinva Ram block presses and others). Lime is an amazing, very versatile building material which can be used for wall plasters, mortars, cements, in the garden and for land tilth, and in waste/septic systems.

Chapters on lime plasters and mortar give recipes and current recommendations on mixing, application and use. Includes interviews with straw bale plasterers, and how they approach bale walls.

A complete history details how lime was used for building, and how it can be used again for an earth friendly alternative to Portland cement. Lists lime resources, websites, other books and booklets, bibliography. Technical articles now included. Illustrated, photographs, 52 pages, booklet. #1009...$13.00 ...
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Visit theBuilding With Lime ..page on this site for photos, information and books on using lime.

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The Natural Paint Book $26.00...#10299

...A gorgeous softcover book with information on using gesso, lime, milk paint, egg tempura paint, and other techniques for low cost natural wall finishes.
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The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes
by Bill and athena Steen...a gorgeous color photo book detailing the results of beautiful bale building; along with explanations on the practical aspects of thermal mass, solar gain, heating, cooling and materials. Shows earth floors, earthen built in furniture, interior wall details, creative problem solving, and personal touches to straw bale homes. No matter what you want to build this book is inspiration taken from reality. 8"x8",113 pages #3016...$23.00 VIEW &ORDER HERE

Straw Bale Details: A manual for Designers &Builders By Chris Magwood and Chris Walker

Publisher's Description: Straw Bale Details is the perfect companion for those who are serious about building with straw. It focuses entirely on the specific design theories and practices that result in well-built, long-lasting bale structures, and extends the range of books like Straw Bale Building through large, easy-to-read architectural drawings rendered for a wide variety of building options, including load-bearing and post-and-beam designs. A range of foundation, wall, door and window, and roof-plate scenarios are presented, along with explanatory notes and possible modifications.
Also included is testing data from the most recent rounds of bale wall exploration, and interpretations of the data are given to help base designer and builder decisions on sound science.
Chapters include: Foundations &Floors; Curb Rails; Walls; Openings; Top Plates; Pre-Stressing; Roofs; Wall Mounting, Electrical &Plumbing Systems; as well as sections on Key Scientific Test Results; Building Code Provisions; Bale Basics; Plasters &Finishes; and a Bibliography. 68 pages 11" x 8.5" architectural quality drawings.
#N-SBD...$35.00 Imported from Canada...Order here