COURSE | LOCATION | DATES | COST | BOOKING |
Practical – Straw Bale Building | Tarskavaig, Isle of Skye | 3 – 7 June | £200 | Full info here |
Theoretical – Preparing to Build with Bales | TBC | Dates TBC | £75 | Expression of interest |
Theoretical – Designing your Straw Bale Building | TBC | Dates TBC: | £75 | Expression of interest |
Theoretical – Technical Details | TBC | Dates TBC | £75 | Expression of interest |
Theoretical – Natural Plasters | TBC | Dates TBC | £75 | Expression of interest |
Practical – Clay Plastering | TBC | Dates TBC | £200 | Expression of interest |
Practical – Lime Plastering | TBC | Dates TBC | £200 | Expression of interest |
Some courses may be advertised at short notice because we work with self-builders who may not be able to give a long lead-in time. We will advise all trainees of course dates by email as they are confirmed.
For even more inspiration and information, check out Barbara’s book. Our self builders, and the architects we advise, all say this book is invaluable as a resource to understand how to build with straw. It covers the whole building process from foundations to internal plastering. Barbara has been designing and building with straw for 25 years – this book is a distillation of all her knowledge and experience. Originally published in 2002 it has never been out of print – revised in 2009 and 2015, the last revision taking in details of how to compress straw walls and how to build the roof first when doing load-bearing buildings.