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International Straw Bale Building Registry, created and hosted by Sustainable Sources


Contact Name:Phil Rinaldi
Mailing address: PO BOX 481
 Shady Point, OK 74956
 United States
Structure Location:  
 Shady Point, OK 74956
 United States
Phone:918 647-7088
Email:strawpro@netscape.com
Web site:http://www.strawpro.com

Type of Structure: Non-Loadbearing home
interior size: 1650 sq ft
exterior size: 1800 sq ft
unconditioned space size: 2100 sq ft
Number of stories: 1
Bedrooms: 4/5
Baths: 2
Built primarily by: Owner Built
Building Code Jurisdiction: UBC
County: Leflore

Open to organized Home Tours and to visitors by appointment.

Subcontractors: Owner Designed and built this home from the ground up as well as documenting it on video and in print.

Begin Date: Friday, October 7, 1994
Completion/Occupancy Date: Sunday, June 30, 1996

Construction Methods Used

Foundations and Floor: Pier and Beam w/4" x 10" perimiter Beams and divider beam and 10" Joists. tongue and groove wood floor.
Exterior Finish:
    Cement Plaster
Interior Finish:
    Cement Plaster
Plaster was applied:
    Over chicken wire/expanded metal lath
Plaster application method:
    By hand, with trowels
Were the bales pinned?:
    internal pinning, rebar
    internal pinning, wood/bamboo
Pre-Compression:
    None
Bale type:
    2-string/wire
Bale dimensions: 16 inches X 13 inches X 34 inches
Number of bales used: 200
Straw type(s) used:
    wheat
Bale Orientation:
    Bales on edge

Insured?: yes
Mortgaged?: yes
Appraised Value: 94,500

Unique features: Contemporary exterior look, windows symetrically designed inside so tops match sides and tops of doors match each other and windows. All sills are level,plumb,equidistant and uniform. Pier and beam. Documented on video and manual. See at www.strawpro.com

Problems encountered: None Whatsoever.



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