Re: Fasinating Straw Bulding!

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In a message dated 2/3/99 1:03:39 PM Central Standard Time, REMARCINC@aol.com
writes:

<< << niccolai@bigfoot.com, ridecamp@endurance.net >>
 Whoa up there!
 There are sections of the country- the snow belt and the rot belt where straw
 buildings earn their titles as "monuments to mold"- please be very careful
 with this type of building as it works extremely well in hot dry locations
 with little soil movement and NO FROST AT ALL- and is very poorly suited to
 frost susceptible soils and any climatic condition that will cause the stucco
 coating to crack and moisture to enter the straw.  The first straw bale house
 in NH was built in 1985 and fell down in 1991-please consult a local builder
 or building association about this type of building BEFORE YOU CONSIDER IT.
 
 Kricket Smith-Gary
 Witch Trot Farms
 Lawrenceburg, Ky >>

There is an entire "subdivision" in Pueblo, Co and several in Canada as well.
The ones in Co, range in size from 1500-3500 sq ft, with some having been
there for 15 years or so.  

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