Building with strawbales and natural materials

Straw and other natural materials create sustainable and healthy homes.

Straw has been used for over 100 years and creates durable and safe homes and work spaces.

If you are planning to build with straw for yourself or a client then you can start here. If you want more information, or to discuss a specific project then please contact us.

To really learn how to build with straw, clay and lime we suggest you attend one of our practical courses where you will have a chance to work with the materials and talk to the experienced trainers.

Information you can find here

Learn about the different methods of building with strawbales.

Barbara Jones, founder of amazonails, brought strawbale building to the UK in 1994 and has been building and developing strawbale building since then.

Learn more about the insulating properties and energy use in a strawbale building

Read the arguments for using Lime rather than Cement in your planned building

Learn about methods you can use for your Foundations that don't use cement, using Car Tyres!

Over the years we have gathered information from many people and we thought you'd be interested to know the main reasons why  strawbale building has been chosen by others

(you can add your reasons by contacting us)

The sustainability and use of renewable materials

Reducing carbon emissions

For high insulation and low heating bills

Good sound insulation

Low fire risk

Low cost

Healthy living environment

Creative and fun places to live

We hope you enjoy your strawbale building, whatever the reasons. There are many decisions to make about the building, and if you can't find what you need on this site, we hope you'll get in touch and use the full range of design and training services we provide to make it possible for you to build.