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Re: [Strawbale] Hello everyone!

Hi Raquel,
 
Welcome, your project sounds interesting.
 
1. Drainage is always a good idea, do you have frost or snow during winter where you are building ? generally I would say it´s a good practice. saying that if the bales are really a meter seperated from the ground & you have some humidity barrier between them and your base, and not expecting snow to pile up you might be able to save on drainage, or at least plan a drainage system that is not so strict, but then again, drainage is not such a big expense & it does help having a dry surrounding which is practical in many ways.
2. Rodents are able to climb where ever thay want! - keep your walls well rendered, and your roof & foundations well sealed, for a rat or a mouse a meter walking on a pilar or even a flat wall is not a big problem, especially if he can nest in these cosy straw bale walls...there are a
3.As for earth roof I couldn´t say as I have no expiriense with that, but be sure to have a very well dry roof - north of Spain is very wet and you need good protection
 
Good luck & regards,
 
Amit Kvint
www.pajaiso.net

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 5:41 AM, Raquel Alonso <laraqueluca@yahoo....uk> wrote:
Hello everyone!!!
New on this discussion and needing some info.
Me and my partner are building a straw bale and earth roof pod in Spain (north though, very wet) and are building it on chestnut posts about a meter from the ground.
My questions are:
- Do we still need drainage in the same way that if we were doing it with regular foundations?
- Are mice and other little animals able to get up there and munch on the hay bales?
- With the earth roof, do we worry about ant colonies?
 
thank you all.

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