Paul & Barb’s Straw Bale House in Fallbrook

 

 

• Features of our house
• New! Assorted sunset photos! Click on the thumbnail image below to watch a Windows Media video! NOTE: It may take a minute or so for the video to download.

Sunsets! - Assorted sunset photos, set to the William Tell Overture.

• Construction Slide Show. New as of 12-18-2011. Click on each thumbnail image below to watch a Windows Media video!

Part 1 - Ground breaking, and straw bale arrives. We're Smiling Away!

Part 2 - Rough finishing starts. It's a Gas!

Part 3 - Rough finishing continues. Woo Hoo!

Part 4 - It's almost done. Wooly Bully!

Part 5 - It's done! We're feel'n good!

Views from our land - "I know, it's only 8-1/2 acres, but I like it, like it, yes I do!"

• Construction Photos (As of 1-27-2013)
• Selected Photos (All taken from our land).
• Read all about Fallbrook
• Driving out to our homesite in Fallbrook by way of Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base.
• Grading videos at youtube.com
• First and second day grading (Foggy at start. Watering soil to soften it up)
•  More second day grading

• What’s a Straw Bale house?

• Credits
• Home Design: Design Forward http://www.designforward.net
• Site Plan Design: Karn Engineering http://www.karnengineering.com
• Structural Engineering: AMC Consulting http://amcconsultinginc.com/
• Soils Engineering: Terra Technologies Inc

(760) 740-0826

1305 Simpson Way

Escondido, CA 92029

• Site Grading: West Coast Engineering

(760) 728-6809

150 Bryce Ln Fallbrook, CA 92028

• Construction Loan: First Republic Bank www.firstrepublic.com
• Prime Contractor: Empowered Energy Solutions http://www.empoweredenergysolutions.com/. Read more about the construction team at http://www.sandiegostrawbale.com/?about-us,24
• Straw Bale and Plastering: Simple Construct http://www.simpleconstruct.net
• Road Grading: Peters Paving & Grading Peters Paving & Grading