[Strawbale] Retrofitting & Maritime Canadian Winters

[Shody Ryon]

> Andrew Hawkins wrote:
> > I would like to retrofit the building with straw
> bales to add insulation 
> > and beauty to rather tired looking structure.

Hi,
This is an interesting topic to me. I wonder why straw
would be chosen over cellulose when cellulose could be
used which is “green” and has a higher R rating so the
either the R factor could be higher as in super
insulation or the walls could be narrower resulting in
more floor space. Depending on the shapes and sizes of
the rooms, wall thickness might be very important.
I would think that the difficulty of retrofitting
insulation would suggest cellulose over straw too.
I hope you will write more about this project and more
ideas are posted.
Cheers,
Shody


       
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