What are the Benefits of a Strawbale House?
Strawbale buildings have many significant benefits including: • Insulation: The straw provides excellent insulation and therefore offers significant energy savings for both heating and cooling a house. • Ease of Building: A strawbale house isn’t actually much cheaper for a builder to make as much of the cost of housing is labor. One benefit of strawbale housing is that it is relatively easy to do and therefore is an attractive option for self builders as little or no bricklaying or other specialist skills are required. • Creative Design: As strawbale housing is something a little different, many builders and architects are designing innovative and unusual designs offering finished houses that are a long way from the mainstream ‘norm.’ • Easy to Look After: While a house made from strawbales does require maintenance – so do all houses or eventually they will start to deteriorate The maintenance for a strawbale house is straightforward for most people to undertake.
