[GSBN] Use of and protection - steel columns in bale walls

Wed Jun 17 00:51:23 UTC 2009

In South Australia we use steel columns and our strawbale builder wraps with
hessian and we haven't had any problems
Bohdan Dorniak

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On Behalf Of Paul Olivier
Sent: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 9:31 AM
To: (private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network
Subject: Re: [GSBN] Use of and protection - steel columns in bale walls

I took this risk, and did not see a problem.
The two buildings in question have been up for over 10 years.

Paul

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On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Graeme North <graeme at ecodesign.co.nz>
wrote:

The inclusion of steel within the body of the straw walls incorporates a
potential dew point within the walls where water may condense and cause
deterioration of the straw.  This poses a risk that I would not be willing
to take.  

Graeme
Graeme North Architects
49 Matthew Road
RD1
Warkworth
tel/fax +64 (0)9 4259305

graeme at ecodesign.co.nz
www.ecodesign.co.nz

On 17/06/2009, at 1:09 AM, Joyce Coppinger wrote:

TLS received a request for information about how to deal with steel columns
within a bale wall. The bales will be notched around the steel columns in a
sb infill post-and-beam structure. The question was do they need to wrap the
seel columns prior to stacking the bales - and, if so, what is the best
material to use (foam, felt, or other)?

That's the basic question. Could you also comment about the use of steel
framing with bales - pros and cons, any special treatment or considerations,
moisture issues (condensation), other.

Joyce
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Joyce Coppinger
Managing Editor/Publisher
The Last Straw, the international journal
of strawbale and natural building
PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE 68542-2706
402.483.5135, fax 402.483.5161
<thelaststraw at thelaststraw.org>
www.thelaststraw.org

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