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Yes! You can build your own straw bale home.
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 At last! Now you can show everyone how you get the energy and fortitude to build your own straw bale home ... or whatever heroic journey you're on right now. Order your Aunt Mabel's Marvelous Pickled Beets tee shirt today. Scroll down to order.
Arm of the Spiral's "You Can Do It! -- Part Two: Gettin' Dried In"
informational DVD is now available. Learn strawbale building techniques. Get inspired to start planning your design now. See how to make the process a fun and rewarding one. Cast aside those doubts that you'll never be able to take on such a project. If you really want to, you can do it!
In Part One, we laid a concrete floor with radiant floor heat and built our walls. Part Two shows how a second floor system and roof were built and how that roof loaded and compressed the straw bale walls. As winter settled in, we finally got our steel on the lid and breathed a sigh of relief that our straw bale walls had a nice hat.
You'll watch regular folks take the steps toward pursuing their dreams. You'll realize that you can do this also! This is not the last word on straw bale construction. There are other resources out there to help you. But "You Can Do It" is a great place to start, because you can see the ins and outs, the ups and downs of the owner/builder experience. Be sure you have "Part One" in your video library as well. Information, inspiration, and entertainment. And we've made them affordable! Only $10.95 each with FREE shipping and handling. Order your copy today and start that learning process.
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 "You Can Do It -- Part One" looks at building from concrete slab preparation (with radiant floor heating) to the construction of the straw bale walls, including door and window frames (approximately 67 minutes). $10.95
 "You Can Do It -- Part Two: Gettin' Dried In" covers construction of Arm of the Spiral, a load-bearing straw bale home, from the bond beam atop the straw bale walls to steel on the roof (approximately 78 minutes).
$10.95
 Get Parts One AND Two for only $21.95.
Part Three, which includes natural clay plaster and all it takes to finish and move in, is due out this spring!
Aunt Mabel's Marvelous Pickled Beets Tee. Quality, 6.1 ounce beet-colored cotton tee. Be sure to choose the size you want before you click on the PayPal button. You can order multiple shirts, but you must return to this page for each size choice. Simply click on the "Continue shopping" link when you're inside PayPal. $15.95 Shipping Included.
We are thrilled to announce that Arm of the Spiral is featured in "Strawbale Home Plans" by Wayne Bingham and Colleen Smith. Wayne and Colleen did a fantastic job of bringing a wide range of building tastes and philosophies together into one book. The floor plans for each home are included with superb photos of dozens of homes. Owners' stories are included in each spread, so you can get a glimpse of what it will be like for you, looking back on your owner/builder experience. Clicking on the link below will take you to Amazon.com so you can complete your purchase. Please come back!
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New! Build your Straw Bale House ... Today! Straw bale scale model kit. Take your two dimensional plans and make a scale model of your straw bale home. This could be one of the most valuable research tools you'll buy. Many of the principles you apply in building your house to scale will be directly translated when you build your actual home. And it's easier to spot potential problems and design challenges when the home comes together in 3-D.Included in the kit are more than 200 "straw bales" (1 inch=2 feet), "lumber" for you door and window bucks and roof framing, a hot-glue gun and glue sticks, and a simple DVD of instruction and commentary showing John build the straw bale house pictured, in the comfort of his shop.
You supply a board to fit the scaled dimensions of your house design footprint (1"=2') and basic carpentry tools: tape measure, pencil, tri-square and bevel (angle finder), and a small finish saw.
 John's impromptu Straw Bale house design built to scale (harhar, did you get that one?) Order your kit today! You do not need to have or sign up for a Paypal account. Your major credit card will work just fine.
$22.95 plus shipping. Please note: To save in shipping costs, If you order more than one kit, we'll pack your multiple order and invoice you for the added shipping and not a nickel more. Thanks.
"John,
I received the straw bale kit. It looks fun and will be educational for me also. Thank you for thinking of this idea." – Marilyn, Chloride, Arizona
We Proudly Announce the first of hopefully dozens in our Parade of Homes, featuring the straw bale home scale model designed by Joanna from Tucson, AZ.
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Affordable bale needle from Arm of the Spiral.com
This is a tool you will absolutely need to retie your straw bales (we demonstrate its use in our DVD). But if you're an owner/builder, there's no need to spend a lot of money on a bale needle. You'll be finished with it early on in your project. I made this one from a steel rod, which I heated and bent on one end to make a handle, and hammered and drilled on the other end, to make a point with an eye. I painted it blaze orange so you can find it in your loose straw.
If you've got a torch, you can make one for yourself. Otherwise, you can buy this one and pass it on to a straw bale owner/builder friend when you're done. It's only $14.95 plus $10.00 shipping and handling in the U.S.
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Not comfortable with electronic payments? No problem. Simply contact us at john@armofthespiral.com and let us know how you'd like to pay. We'll rush you your order as soon as funds are secured. Thanks. For orders outside the U.S., simply place your order and we will invoice you through Paypal for remaining shipping costs.
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Order your straw bale needle today. Only $14.95 plus $9.95 shipping.
P.S. We want to make sure you are charged only for Postage and a modest handling fee ($2-$3) for your orders. We hate hidden shipping charges and we'll bet you do too. If you choose to order more than one bale needle (a good idea if you have a bale-raising with volunteers), we will make sure you are credited if our shipping estimates are in error.
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