Straw / Discussions

...Straw bale SIPs on the outside of a shipping container home, but I’m not sure it is your best use of your money or resources.  The thing is – SIPS stands for Structural Insulated Panel, so they would effectively make the metal shipping container little more than an insanely heavy and expensive interior vapor barrier, s...

...straw homes, but any house is only as defendable against rodents and insects as the attention to detail taken by the builder to plug holes an fill cracks. So this page may come in handy if you do go for straw bale : How to get rid of Insects & Rodents Safely & Humanely The thing about building with straw is tha...