Straw Home Hawke's Bay

Our first foray into natural building

 

This house was built for Pats parents in-law. The first project we worked on together 

 

Features:

• Concrete ring foundation with suspended timber floor.

• Strawbales on edge and direct plastered with clay and lime.

• The exposed south wall clad with ply over the straw for extra weather protection.

• Clay sourced on site

• Timber staircase built with salvaged Oregan timber.

• Internal walls lined with Gib or carpet and plastered with clay.

• Recycled Timber Windows and doors.

• Extensive use of locally milled finishing timber.

• Worm based flushing wastewater system.

• Vented skillion roof, with soffit and ridge vents.