Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Get free access to this course here: lowimpact.org/categories/strawbale-building
(under 'what can I do?').

This series of videos, pdfs and photos are designed to give you a beginner’s introduction to
strawbale building. They cover all the basic practical tasks you’ll need to start building with
straw, together with an overview of how to build a simple strawbale building. Subjects covered
include foundations, carpentry for base and wall plates, customising and dressing bales, roofing
and plastering. We hope you will also find it inspiring, and that it will encourage you to do more,
attend a live course, buy your own plot of land, help other people build their house. Enjoy!

COURSE STRUCTURE
Straw-bale Building Course - 1 Introduction
Straw-bale Building Course - 2 Choosing bales
Straw-bale Building Course - 3 Tools & carrying
Straw-bale Building Course - 4 Dressing bales
Straw-bale Building Course - 5 Customising
Straw-bale Building Course - 6 Splitting bales without needles
Straw-bale Building Course - 7 Foundations
Straw-bale Building Course - 8 Loadbearing & infill buildings
Straw-bale Building Course - 9 Base plate
Straw-bale Building Course - 10 Fitting base bales
Straw-bale Building Course - 11 Fitting wall bales
Straw-bale Building Course - 12 Wall plate
Straw-bale Building Course - 13 Widows doors roof
Straw-bale Building Course - 14 Plastering
Straw-bale Building Course - 15 Finished buildings