[Cob] Strange Idea yes or no?

[Elizabeth Fox]

> I have been thinking about building a round strawbale house. 

One more thing - since it is round, you'll have a lot of gaps on the outside edge which you will need to pack tightly either with plain straw or straw dipped in clay slip.  Be sure to minimise these gaps by curving the bales slightly which is easiest to do with bales laying string-side up in the wall.  This also makes better adhesion for the plaster, but also loses some insulation value because the hollow straw is conducting between inside and out.

Hope that makes sense.

Beth