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Greg Burke | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> building_and_living_in_our_strawbale_house tree view | thumbnails | slideshow
Some photos of our strawbale house at various stages. The floor slab and cieling insulation are the only things done by sub contractors, all other labor was done by myself and Debra my wife with help from many wonderful friends. We have been living in it since Feb. '02'. gallery as well as house is still under construction.....
2015 Christmas card
2015 Christmas card		 winter 2014_
winter 2014_		 building our strawbale house
building our strawbale house		 g6/68/169568/3/73577923.W4hfD9gy.jpg
ready for the big pour
ready for the big pour		 bale infill
bale infill		 g6/68/169568/3/73577925.uNELZyKe.jpg plaster party
plaster party
stucco in progress
stucco in progress		 interior framing, living room, dining room looking south
interior framing, living room, dining room looking south		 home made doors....
home made doors....		 interior framing looking east, hall and stairs to loft
interior framing looking east, hall and stairs to loft
view from loft..
view from loft..		 S.E. bedroom
S.E. bedroom		 bath room detail
bath room detail		 master bed room
master bed room
window detail
window detail		 Off the Grid.
Off the Grid.		 from loft
from loft		 Outside Looking In
Outside Looking In
entry door
entry door		 open loft- stairs- woodstove
open loft- stairs- woodstove		 Hearth
Hearth		 winter '06'
winter '06'
outback and wood fired hot tub
outback and wood fired hot tub		 patio wall forms
patio wall forms		 front patio
front patio		 front patio
front patio
hot tub
hot tub		 jan 28 '08' -7.38 AM-
jan 28 '08' -7.38 AM-		 window of truth .jpg
window of truth .jpg		 winter 2024
winter 2024

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Guest 23-Jan-2011 20:33
A fascinating story. Well done.
Larry Dickerson 24-Nov-2010 21:25
Greg, I just had to ask...is that a decoy mallard in your hot tub?
James Robertson01-Jul-2009 03:47
You have a very interesting home, Greg. You are truly living "Green". Your gallery nicely illustrates your unusual insulation method. Cleaning the snow off your solar collectors is something they don't mention in brochures.
Guest 10-Aug-2008 05:17
Fantastic house. How wonderful to be self sufficient and still live in luxury. You should be very proud of yourselves!
Monte Dodge14-Nov-2007 05:00
This is awsome. I saw one down in Mexico just south of Mulege,, they are so nice,,,, Congrads... V
Chris Green 15-Sep-2007 07:45
A great series of photos of the straw bale construction process, and lots of nice detail work here.
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