Folk Of All Trades Strawbale Home
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House Notes – Folk Of All Trades Strawbale Home
This small strawbale house is our first home, after years of planning (and watching too many episodes of Grand Designs). We wanted something super energy efficient, relatively low cost, and filled with natural materials. It’s two bedrooms, one bathroom, and has both a mudroom and a pantry. Our other priority for the block was a generous productive garden, so we prioritised that first (east and north aspects). We’ve been in the home over two years and it’s performing and feeling great.
Sustainability Features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Deciduous planting around house
External planting
Passive solar designed home
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Water heating:
- PV thermal
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
Grey water system
Stormwater management
Drip irrigation
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Galv tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 35,000L
- Window Protection:
- Awnings (external)
Blinds
Deciduous tree/vegetation
Drapes/curtains
Eaves
Honeycomb blinds
Solar pergola
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Appliances
Basins/sinks
Bathroom cabinets
Benchtops
Bricks
Copper pipes/fittings
Doors
Excavated earth
Shipping container
Timber
Windows
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
Internal walls
External walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R6.0
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Roof blanket
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R1.8
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Cobb
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- R2.7
- External Walls Rating:
- R7.0+
- External Walls Type:
- Straw (stawbale walls)
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 5kW
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 1.5kWh
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $185,000-235,000 (depending on what you count eg garden, solar)
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- 0
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $4,000
- House Size
- 120m2
- Roof
- Green roof
Metal (Galvanised)
- Wall Materials
- Strawbale
Timber
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
- Number of bedrooms
- 2
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee keeping
Bee hotels/friendly
Chickens
Composting
Drip irrigation
Edible garden
Frog friendly
Greenhouse
Green roof
Green walls
Local indigenous plants
Orchard
Organic
Permaculture
Native plants
Water wise plants
Wicking beds
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Book exchange/library
Compost all food scraps
Make jams/conserves
Pickle and preserve food
Plastic free household
Recycle
Repair
Take own containers to the supermarket and for take away food
Swap with friends and neighbours
Waste free/reduced construction site
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Carpet free - tiles/concrete/timber flooring throughout
Chemical free cleaning products used
Cross flow ventilation
Formaldehyde free cabinets
Indoor plants for air filtration
Lime render/wash
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural fibre furnishings
Natural light and ventilation
Natural oil sealer/finishes
VOC free paints/sealer/varnish
Wax based sealer/finish
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Owner Builder (Building Works Supervisor - Lance Kairl)
- Designer
- Bohdan Dorniak & Co.
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