All Entries in the "Moisture" Category
Where to Draw the Line – TLS #50
This article appeared in TLS #50.
by Chris Newton – Queensland, Australia
Can you design and build straw-bale homes for a hot and humid climate? Living in Queensland, Australia, I am frequently asked to identify an invisible line on the map where “she’ll be right” applies on one side of the line and “don’t go there” [...]
Finishing Bale Walls with Siding – TLS #57
This article appeared in TLS #57.
Loose Strings: Technical Discussions
by Jeff Ruppert – Colorado, USA
T e c h T i p s
A little known fact in the bale building realm is that a handful of people scattered across different continents have experimented with the idea of finishing their bale walls with wood or some type of [...]
Build Your Own Simple Bale Wall Moisture Sensor – TLS #57
This article appears in issue #57 of TLS. There have been other articles about moisture sensors in recent years.
by Habib John Gonzalez – British Columbia, Canada
This article appeared in a slightly longer version in TLS#22/Spring 1998.
Here are the simple steps and materials needed to build your own bale wall moisture sensor:
1. Determine what depth of [...]
































