@Aesur "It is my understanding that the blocking does in fact sit on the "plaster for load-bearing walls" as in Table AS106.12 you get different bearing capacities depending on the plaster used. Additionally there are reductions if you use different types on each face. It doesn't appear in your...
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Plaster thickness will be approx 1.5 inch. There will be three interlocking layers:
Clay slip to prime the bale walls to hold the intermediate layer
Intermediate layer composition will be determined by multiple sample trials done with varying ratio mixtures of clay, sand...
Thank you all for your responses. Will respond to specific items here:
Reponse to [@ax1e] "I don't see any sense in allowing any contact of the roof material with the exterior plaster skin"
It is counterintuitive, but there's been lab verification done of the strength the plaster skins add...
Here in India experimenting with Straw Bale building.
There are two separate instructions from different expert sectors in the field of straw bale construction. Here are diagrams showing the differences:
This building is challenging in that the plinth was built on top of a masonry tile...
