how about straw bale houses?
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how about straw bale houses?
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Seen one built at a construction show and once it was done, from the outside it looked like any, super nice custom and modern home. The inside was as nice as the out. The walls are "really thick" and the only drawback I could think of, is the amount of sq. ft. those walls eat up on the overall "footprint" of the home. In other words, not something you would want to build on a small lot. For the "sunny" southwest and even the northern cold areas, nothing will compare with a straw homes "R" value.
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Insulating from the outside is an option but i still want drywall and need room in the framed wall for electrical and plumbing. And straw bales aren't as cost effective as you may think, but yea the r value is way up there.
There is a foam product that is sprayed on. Kinda like " Great Stuff ", but on a larger scale. Frame your walls out and spray it on then trim the excess.Originally Posted by DevinThaScrapper
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Yes I've seen that also, it would be a bit under 5,000 for that. I'll go with regular insulation since its cost is greatly cheaper.
It all comes down to price. To bad your so far away ,I own equipment to apply the foam. Haven't used it in a couple years. My lungs can't handle applying coatings with a sprayer any more. Health issues won't allow me to wear a respirator.
Salvage Economist
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Some part of it should be a windowless space for emergency shelter. If the structure is strong enough to survive a tornado or winds of similar force, the glass will still shred the room's contents.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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This is how I would build a home in a box.
The insulation and nice looking siding on the exterior could be as easy as gluing 2 inch ridged foam on the high side of the ribbed steel walls then stucco the outside. The foam alone is an R-10 and the stucco may ad a fractional amount in itself. Stoccoing on foam is a very common practice in commercial building.
On the inside of the box you could cut the high side of the ribbed steel to accommodate elec & plumbing, Then glue 1 x 4 batten on the ribs and drywall on them. I would use ½” green board. You will only lose 1 ¼ “ space of interior space per wall doing it this way.
edit to ad. I would foam the outside solid. Then cut window opennings from the inside using a good old angle cut blade.
Last edited by Abuilder; 01-24-2015 at 12:03 AM.
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