Buckhorn Straw Bale

Here are some pictures of the construction of our straw bale house in Buckhorn, Ontario.

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Footings
Footings

Subslab insulation and Radiant Tubing
Stacking Bales for Storage on Slab

Well Deserved Break 1
Well Deserved Break 2

Open Web Joists
Custom Top Plate

Covering Bales
Water Water Everywhere

Installing Window Bucks
Raw Bales Stacked Two Stories

Stuffing Cracks
Installing Windows

Mortaring Inside Second Floor
Mortaring with Scaffolding

Mortaring with Skyjack
Preparing the Compression Ring

First Four Roof Sheets
Laughing in the face of death

Lifting Roof Sheet
Bolting Roof at Tension Ring

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