The New Strawbale Home

by Catherine Wanek

Book Overview

Presents floor plans and images of strawbale homes from around the country, discussing such topics as climate considerations, maintenance, budgeting, code compliance, energy efficiency, and structural... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586852035
• ISBN13: 9781586852030
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.9" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Nice picture book, not a build it manual

For your money you'll be getting what amounts to a picture book with several different types of strawbale homes across the US and Canada. There is a small starter section, with pictures, on general construction details. For each house there will be at least two, sometimes four or five, pages of text and pictures about the owners homes and how they were built. Don't buy this book thinking it's a build it manual, that isn't the case as the information is more of an idea book type presentation. You'll get a little on costs, size and other things including square feet both inside and outside the walls (along with small floor plans of each home) and several very well done photographs. I found these photos to be the best part of the book as they will either give you some ideas for your own home or at least they'll show you what's out there. Some of the ideas had a Santa Fe look but some had a sharp edged box with lots of glass look (and not much straw either). Most of the homes were not displayed from all angles, just from selected views. If you're on a strict budget you won't want this book unless you can find a cheap used copy, it's much more of an idea book.

price per square foot included in this book

Beautiful book with much needed info..a real treat for the eyes..the best is it gives the cost of contruction for almost all the houses shown...if you want to build a strawbale than this book is one you will want to include in your library..does not give alot of hands on constrution but it does gives you visual ideas of what others have done with their houses..

Beautiful photographs and the down and dirty details

This is the first "coffee table" book that shows how exquisitely beautiful straw bale homes can be. It also gives good information on how much they cost, various energy savings you can recieve from a straw bale home and other information on how the various owners and builders built and paid for their homes. Most of the homes are in the higher-end spectrum and I was disappointed that I didn't see less expensive (but maybe not as fancy) homes included. However I did like the coverage of the co-housing communities who use straw bale building.Overall, a lovely book that you will drool over if you like straw bale or any other natural building.