[Strawbale] Locking bales in place to walls

[Dion Hollenbeck]

At 09:46 AM 7/14/2006, Doug wrote:
>To lock bales in place against beams or each other we are using a shot of
>polyuerathane foam. [...snip...] After it cured the
>wall is incredibly solid, the bales don't move at all. There no air gaps at
>bale intersections or at bale to wall intersections.

Fantastic idea.  I used a method that worked *very* well, but was 
incredibly labor intensive.  Cut a 4" wide piece of expanded metal 
and used landscape staples to tie it to the bale, and roofing nails 
to tie it to the post.  For a picture, see here:

         http://www.woodsprite.com/images/half3198.jpg

Thanks for passing this along, Doug.

dion


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