Straw Bale Building
Straw bale building at the Magdalen Project
Straw bale house at DCRS
 High Ham straw bale classroom built by DCRS Construction
DCRS Straw Bale Course in progress - building the example house in our workshops.
A two day course of theory and practical building in our indoor work
area learning the techniques and practice of building with straw bales. During
the two days the following topics will be covered:
- History of bale building
- Advantages and disadvantages
of straw bales as a building material
- Local authority Planning and
Building Control implications
- Environmental impact
- Costs
- Current straw bale building
practice and recent innovations
- Planning your project
- Foundations
- Walls
- Roofing
- Finishing options
- Maintenance
There are a maximum of 12 places
on the course with DCRS director and tutor Rob Buckley. Rob has
been building sustainable new builds and renovating older properties
for 25 years with his building companies BBI and DCRS Construction Ltd.
As this is a small class, any
particular aspect of building with straw bales or personal projects can
be discussed during the course.
Straw Bale Building course cost:
£195.00
Next course dates:
- Friday & Saturday 21st & 22nd October 2011
- Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd December 2011
- Thursday 26th & Friday 27th January 2012
- Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd March 2012
Booking:
Please contact us to request a place
on a course.
Past Quotes:
“Totally marvelous - I learnt a lot! All that was needed was covered in the course content."
Gavin, Upminster.
“"Very informative, practical, encouraging and friendly. Thank you."
Mary Claire, Ireland.
Other Courses of Interest:
Our five-day full Sustainable Building course, includes straw bale building , lime, cob, hemp, besic design principals, an introduction to energy sources and more.
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