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Building with Straw Bales: A Practical Guide for the UK and Ireland | 
| Author: Barbara Jones
Publisher: Green Books
Category: Book
List Price: £9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2279
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 125
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 1903998131
Dewey Decimal Number: 690
EAN: 9781903998137
ASIN: 1903998131
Publication Date: April 25, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent and concise February 1, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Clear descriptive elements for all phases of building. A very good guide for DIY stawbale building. The book concerns construction in northern climes. Whilst it is pertinent to foundation & wall structures, a chapter exploring roof design & construction would have the icing on the cake.
 Can't do without March 25, 2006
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
This book is concise, spot on and a must for every straw house builder. All the fundamentals are covered and while other books may be ten times the size they rarely will give you really more information. What I would like to see is a bit more about statics e.g. how much can a wall, a frame, a truss or a piece of timber hold.
Great Introduction to SB Building October 18, 2005
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
I used this book throughout my final year of university, and I still do as a design aid. It provides the perfect introduction to building with bales pointed really well towards self-builders. Crucially, it differs from other guides as being specific to the UK and Ireland and the authors expertise in building here means this is covered very well.
If you are looking for a book detailing the history and growth of SB building then this isn't it; check out the Steens excelent books perhaps. There are also books on the subject that go into more detail (Lacinski and Bergerons "Serious Straw Bale" for instance), however this book is concise and holds just the right amount of detail to get you started, especially if you are in the UK or Ireland.
Highly recomended!
Go and build it with bales!
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