Strawbale Building Course

If you want to learn about the right way to build in straw bale, understand the principals , get some hands on experience, and whether you intend to be an owner builder, over see your own build or your are a building professional – this course is for you.

The course is split 50-50 between classroom learning and hands on building. Subjects are covered in detail in their theory sections with many references, pictures and specifications were possible. This is followed by practical demonstration and practice on our purpose built training area. The great benefit of this course is that you will touch all the elements of a straw bale building and this helps enormously in the planning for a project. You leave with a clear concept of the tasks involved in wall raising and rendering. This helps people with the estimating process of building, deciding what parts of the building they can see themselves undertaking or where they engage out side assistance. For those outsourcing there build the course provides and concepts such as estimating. Students leave with a clear understanding of what is involved in undertaking a straw bale building project.