All Entries in the "TLS #57" Category
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 [...]
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. [...]
House of Straw? – Reprint from TLS #57
Build our house out of straw? by Stephen MacDonald – New Mexico, USA This article appeared in The Baley Pulpit,TLS#7/Summer 1994. “May we look upon our Treasures, and the furniture of our Houses, and the Garments in which we array ourselves, and try whether the seeds of war have any nourishment in these possessions, or [...]
Plaster Pumping – Reprint from TLS #57
Merry Mudders (Stucco Pumping Iron) by Habib John Gonzalez – British Columbia, Canada This article, under the title “Stucco Pumping Iron” appeared in TLS#33 (Plaster special issue). [See note at end of article.] The system I’ve been using for helping owner/builders stucco their bale homes comes from New Mexico. Folks there hire the stucco pump [...]
