Light Straw Clay Interior Walls

Light clay straw a k a light straw clay straw clay slipstraw and damn this material needs a more distinct name is a very simple material that can be stuffed into a wall cavity providing some amount of insulation and moisture moderation.

Light straw clay interior walls. Light straw clay can be infilled in nearly every wall framing system be it timber framing pole framing conventional lumber framing or framing specifically designed for straw clay infill. Even with a tumbler more on that later you will need a group of people to pack the straw into the wall cavities and move forms. You can easily replace your current wall system with one. It is a bit heavier than a standard wall with fiberglass insulation and sheetrock but not terribly so.

2 4 interior walls are infilled with lsc to aid in sound dampening and creating a sense of privacy for this small 800 square foot three bedroom home. My calculation is that a two string bale can do 15 cubic feet. The tools and experience necessary to build light clay straw walls are minimal. The tools and experience necessary to build light clay straw walls are minimal.

You can use barley wheat rice or oat straw but do not use hay. Straw clay is highly compatible with framed wall systems because it is a non load bearing material. Light straw clay also known as slip straw is a healthy and simple material for filling interior and exterior walls. Here are four reasons to use a light straw clay lsc wall system.

Light straw clay can be built as a conventionally framed stud wall with straw clay infill. In this video we describe and demonstrate the process we used to pack 1 100 square feet of walls in the house we re building. Light straw clay has insulating air in it but it s a very stiff and solid structure with non contiguous holes and lots of nonflammable rock aka clay. Light straw clay wall systems are highly malleable.

Fire blocking is necessary in framed walls because most insulation is pretty much air so the space between the siding and the drywall will act as a chimney drawing a fire upward. After deciding your wall thickness length and height you can determine how much straw and clay you will need. After deciding your wall thickness length and height you can determine how much straw and clay you will need. Light straw clay is labor intensive.

This might be the most compelling reason to consider a lsc wall system. Drywall is such a pain to work with and we want something that will give a similar look to the exterior walls. It takes a minimum of five. You can use barley wheat rice or oat straw but do not use hay.

The process of packing the straw clay mixture into the walls requires only simple tools and labor.