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| Event Date | Saturday, May 24, 2008 |
| End Date | Friday, May 30, 2008 |
| Name | SORRY, THIS EVENT IS NO LONGER ACTIVE
The Complete Vaulted Straw Bale Workshop |
| Brief Description | Learn the basics of building using straw bales. |
| Type | Event |
| Category | Ohio Recreation Events |
| Description | This seminar will walk you through the entire process of building a straw bale structure using a pounded tire foundation. We will begin with site preparation, building a foundation, framing the structure, building vaulted walls using straw bales, building walls and free standing structures using cans and bottles, and the various aspects of earth plastering.
As part of this seminar, you will be provided with complete step-by-step design and construction plans to build your own vaulted structure (so don’t worry about taking notes).
The Workshop Agenda includes:
Orientation/ quick tour of Blue Rock Station
Site selection and preparation
Tire selection and basic Earthship construction concepts
The Art and Science of pounding tires
Water issues and “French” drains
Concrete “half-tires”
Installing the sill plates and locking it all together
more water-proofing
Framing the structure.
Creating the vaulted guide “falseworks”
Securing the base row of bales to the foundation
Cutting and retying bales to size.
Cutting saplings to girdle the bales.
Lashing the bales to the saplings.
Theory of straw bale, load bearing versus non-load bearing
Water issues (keeping the bales dry)
The theory and practical uses of can/bottle walls (such as pillars, walkway boarders, small garden buildings, etc).
How to mix the concrete plaster (exterior) and mud plaster (interior).
Forming bottle walls within conventional framing.
Forming “free floating” bottle/can walls.
Using cans and bottles as part of a straw bale or tire wall.
Exterior coating for outdoor walls and structures.
How to mix the various coats, including cobb, base coat, scratch coat, finish coat and exterior coats (areas exposed to the weather).
Applying cobb.
Applying the base coat.
Applying the scratch coat.
Applying the finish coats.
Creating shelves or other free-form objects
Finishing and sealing options.
Mixing and applying the Aliz (finishing it off). |
| Address | 1190 Virginia Ridge Road |
| CSZ | Philo, OH 43771 |
| Cost | $295 |
| Hours | all day |
| Website | www.bluerockstation.com |
| Additional Information | Additional Information |
| Information Request | Request Ohio Visitor Information |
| Last Updated | 1/29/2008 |
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