Understanding Technical Details: Newcastle

All you ever wanted to ask about strawbale building

Ouseburn City Farm, Newcastle: Friday 6 December 2019  

This ever popular one day workshop covers all the bits you haven’t understood or didn’t even know about!

  • Natural foundations that can save you £££s
  • Plinth walls and foundations – what’s the difference?
  • Airtight doors & windows without expensive tapes
  • Weather protection and the importance of drip edges
  • How do I attach wall cupboards and sockets to straw walls?
  • Compression for load-bearing & infill
  • How do I build the roof first on my loadbearing building?
  • Prefabrication developments

“An awesome and inspiring workshop and I’ll definitely be booking on the next course”  Pip.

Here’s Fred Campbell doing a brilliant job with hazel pins at our Tulse Hill Practical Course!

All courses begin at 10 am and end at 4 pm. Please bring your own lunch or use the pub facilities downstairs from the training room. Tea & coffee provided. A pen and notebook will be useful.

Details of how to find this fascinating venue are here: https://www.ouseburnfarm.org.uk/howtofindus

Cost: £75.00 (Early Bird offer of £100 for two people, if you book 3 weeks before the course date).

To book your place, please email allan@schoolofnaturalbuilding.co.uk or pay direct using PayPal:


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