Thanks. It looks like the solisterra folks wont be holding the title for long, if they get it. It will be a long time before anyone tries to go higher than...
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anne nonomus
cjgreenbuild
Jun 8, 2010 8:07 pm
Hello Folks, We're up about 10 minutes east of Bracebridge about to break ground for our post and beam strawbale home. I'm starting to count sticks and source...
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Ben Polley
ben@...
Jun 9, 2010 12:31 pm
Hi CJ, Congrats on getting your new home underway! We have worked on several projects in the Bracebridge area with one wrapped up just last week and another...
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Ben Polley
ben@...
Jun 9, 2010 12:57 pm
Hi all, While we had intended that we would not be adding further to our core group in the forseeable future, since having had Melanie Scott (grad of the SBD...
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Rick OBrien
strawbaler2000
Jun 9, 2010 2:21 pm
Hi Ben, Â Please see my attached resume. With regards to the junior site supervisor position you may be interested in my credentials. If my skills and...
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Rick OBrien
strawbaler2000
Jun 9, 2010 2:24 pm
Hi Ben, Â Please see my attached resume. With regards to the junior site supervisor position you may be interested in my credentials. If my skills and...
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Jen Feigin
jennyfeigin
Jun 9, 2010 3:01 pm
CJ, Give us a shout and we can hook you up with someone! xx Jen Fleming College Sustainable Building Design & Construction 2010 ...
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anne nonomus
anne_nonomus
Jun 9, 2010 5:01 pm
Thanks Jen, I'll be contacting you shortly, if I'm not in jail for terrorist activitities against hydro one. chris ... -- Chris Johnston CET C&D Services 1031...
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anne nonomus
anne_nonomus
Jun 11, 2010 3:02 pm
I've found an aggregate pit that has pond liner clay. Figured that should work fine. I've done some calcs and figure I need about 565 cubic feet of plaster,...
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robert b
brianrm2358
Jun 16, 2010 8:51 pm
My computer crashed and I lost my scratch coat and final coat recipes for my straw bale house. I have two sections up. I did have a final coat recipe for a...
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anne_nonomus
Aug 26, 2010 9:54 am
Has anyone used canola straw for bale building? any problems?...
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drcjohn55
Aug 28, 2010 8:56 am
Hi, I would like to assist in your project so I can gain knowledge. I hope to build a small straw cabin next year.I can help saturdays/sundays p.m. And....
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anne nonomus
anne_nonomus
Aug 30, 2010 10:22 am
Hello John, That's great, we could use the help. Where are you located? chris ... -- Chris Johnston CET C&D Services 1031 Carlsmount Road, Bracebridge, ON, P1L...
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Go Vikes
inglewoodlov...
Sep 8, 2010 9:32 am
Hello, My name is Zach and I have just joined your group in hopes of learning the inside and outs of straw bale home building. I am very new to the concept as...
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Go Vikes
inglewoodlov...
Sep 9, 2010 8:52 am
I understand that this would be seed well sewn. I can be contacted at zmm2b@.... Been enjoying the archive data. If anyone has more floorplans or...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Sep 9, 2010 4:58 pm
http://www.balewatch.com/ The site has 50 various plans that can spark all kinds of ideas. they're such that you can probably come up with a plan that suits...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Sep 11, 2010 7:14 am
I like using the free google SketchUp for drawing 3-d house plans and what-not. I find vs.6 works better than the newer vs.7, but the glitches with that one...
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jc10508@...
nebraskasblady
Sep 11, 2010 4:17 pm
A list of books and web sites where you can find plans for straw-bale buildings can be found on the web site of The Last Straw journal -...
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anne_nonomus
Sep 24, 2010 1:48 am
I've got access to a large supply of silicate sand. It's left overs from a sign maker who sand blasts cedar with it. So currently it has fine (like sawdust)...
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tina therrien
tinather
Sep 24, 2010 11:08 am
Lots of tests with the sand is a good idea...how fine is the sand itself? Scooping out the cedar sounds like tedious work. For the price of a new batch of...
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anne nonomus
anne_nonomus
Sep 24, 2010 4:59 pm
Sand is small but quite sharp. (used for sandblasting) Was thinking for a finish coat only. It's a very creamy coloured sand that catches the light and...
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Patricia Greig
patsygreig
Sep 25, 2010 3:13 pm
Requesting advice and opinion: For just a single-storey structure in the Ottawa Valley, wood frame, tar-and-gravel roof, cement furnace chimney, slab-on-grade...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Sep 25, 2010 6:39 pm
Sounds like an issue of "good, fast, cheap. Pick 2". You could put it on something like Kijiji and make it clear that they can either buy the house cheap or...
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Nancy or David Gray
treequake1944
Sep 26, 2010 1:14 am
Why do you want to clear it? The most economical, environmentally sensitive thing is to keep the building. There must be some use for it. ...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Sep 26, 2010 7:23 am
You didn't indicate what condition the building is in, but my guess for general options would be renovation/reuse, moving, or diligent demolising to recover...
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Patricia Greig
patsygreig
Sep 26, 2010 12:12 pm
Thank you for your prompt response. It woudl seem as though Alberta is forging ahead in the area of recycling. ...
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tina therrien
tinather
Sep 26, 2010 12:20 pm
I know a firefighter in that area, and he 'donated' a cabin on his property to the fire department for training, and it was a really useful tool for them to...
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Patricia Greig
patsygreig
Sep 26, 2010 12:22 pm
Thank you for your prompt response. Your point is well-taken. A costly repair is forcing this decision upon me. Also, in order to convert the existing wood...
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Patricia Greig
patsygreig
Sep 26, 2010 12:23 pm
Thank you. ... From: Chris Green <pojeros@...> Subject: Re: [practical-sbc] Demolition of existing structures prior to construction To:...
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Patricia Greig
patsygreig
Sep 26, 2010 12:27 pm
Thank you for your prompt response. Given the cost of transporting materials and workers in and out of our area (up the Outaouais, towards Renfrew), plus the...
