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We are building a strawbale garage and home.
Some pictures
Masonry Heater
We decided to install a masonry heater in house. It is a lovely way to heat - easy on the environment and also very comfortable. The core of the heater is from Masonry Stove Builders and it was finished by Keystone Ceramics. Our heater has a bake oven and water loop.Here are some pictures:
- The heater core being built.
- The heater being finished.
Stucco Sprayers
I have built a home-built stucco sprayer and have included the plans below.- Here is my original sprayer - version 1.
- And this is my new and improved sprayer - version 2.
- Some pictures of sprayers built by people who have been inspired by my web site
Here are some other sprayers that people are using:
- Bo Atkinson's sprayer (home-built)
- Nolan Scheid's Tirolessa sprayer (purchased)
Vertical Box Beam Idea
- Here is an idea on how to save some wood when building a modified box beam strawbale house