[Strawbale] Retrofitting & Maritime Canadian Winters

[kim thompson]

Hi Andrew,
I recently completed a project with CMHC profiling straw bale  
buildings in Atlantic Canada. A number of these were wood sided homes  
in New Brunswick, a system which has worked very well in our Maritime  
climate. There are also  a few retrofits profiled. You may want to  
have a look at it - available (for free for Canadians) through CMHC.  
It can be ordered by phone or on the web.

Best,

Kim Thompson
Straw Bale Projects
Nova Scotia



On 14-Oct-07, at 1:57 PM, Jeff Ruppert wrote:

> Andrew,
>
> There is an article in the most recent TLS about siding over bale
> walls.  You can find as much info as you need on the subject by  
> googling
> "rain screen."
>
> By placing siding over bale walls you are cladding them with a far
> superior finish over plaster, for you climate.  Read up on rain  
> screens
> and their role as a finish system.  I think you are on the right  
> track!
>
> Jeff Ruppert, P.E.
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>
> Andrew Hawkins wrote:
>> There is a single storey, stick framed building that I am considering
>> purchasing here in New Brunswick, Canada. The building is  
>> rectangular in
>> shape with a standard roofline, nothing too exciting or out of the  
>> ordinary.
>>
>> I would like to retrofit the building with straw bales to add  
>> insulation
>> and beauty to rather tired looking structure. I would also like to  
>> add a
>> gambrel (barn shaped) roof to give me a second storey. While large
>> overhangs would not be a problem on 3 sides of the building, the  
>> front
>> edge isd fairly close to the street so this may be an issue.
>>
>> I am considering cladding the plastered straw bale walls with wavy  
>> edged
>> wood siding to offer protection from rain and snow either all  
>> round or
>> on this exposed wall.
>>
>> Does anyone have experience of this or better solution. Also, I am
>> finding information on retrofits a little scarce so any  
>> recommendations
>> on that front would be appreciated too.
>>
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