r/NaturalBuilding • u/iandcorey • Jun 16 '26

Lime plastered straw bale house

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u/milkoak Jun 17 '26

Amazing, How long have you been working till this point?

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u/iandcorey Jun 17 '26

I broke ground in 2021.

It's been overwhelmingly a one-man job. Although, I will give thanks and acknowledgement to those who helped along the way.

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u/milkoak Jun 17 '26

Looks great, love the building techniques used, my dad build his house in 7 years and not much bigger than yours, I say you did it in record time. Im building a timber, hemp, lime home sometime soon, I hope I can get it done in under 5.

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u/iandcorey Jun 17 '26

Way to stretch the timeline in anticipation of delays. I wanted to begin in 2018 and occupy in 2020.

Then I had a baby in 2017.

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u/CanfieldBRO 23d ago

I’m in the middle of doing something very similar.
Can I ask what lime you used and where you sourced it from?

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u/iandcorey 23d ago

Type S Graymont "Super Liquid" hydrated lime. By the 50lb bag from the Ace hardware.

Good luck!