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submitted 3 weeks ago by [M] to c/okmatewanker@feddit.uk
 
A Twitter post from BBC World saying "Should more British homes be built using straw?" Below is a speech bubble coming out of a wolf.
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[–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

And all that time it's definitely not getting all it's proper maintenance

That’s a human problem, not a problem with the material and would affect any home built with any material. Also, what kind of maintenance requires you to open up the walls?

I doubt these buildings would go up hindenburg style, but after a decade or two of being lived in, fires will not be as easy to put out in a home like this.

Anything to support this besides your assumptions? Straw has been in use for a very long time and, generally speaking, this statement doesn’t hold up.

https://www.nachi.org/straw-bale-home-basics-history.htm

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    a good material for a house will survive neglect.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Uh, I don't think so. But maybe you can teach me something. Do you have an example of a structure that is exposed to the elements and doesn't need Amy maintenance? while providing good living xonditions of course.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago*

    For certain definitions of good, they make these things called quonset huts. The metal ones aren't half bad if you insulate the fuck out of them (reno winters aren't that bad, but reno winters in a poorly insulated quonset hut? We had open jam sessions just to keep the building warm)

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