We bought an old farmette property that is in need of some buildings. The foundations are there but the buildings were torn town long ago. Our neighbor happens to be a working 120 acre
hay farm, so I've got a very close and convenient source for straw bales. That said, I'm wondering how cheaply I can build storage buildings with it. The construction part of it is easy
enough, but I'm wondering about sheathing and weather protection. For example, I know that the exterior walls must be protected from moisture, but for a simple equipment shed, do I need to do anything to the interior walls? As far as exterior protection, what is generally the cheapest option? The soil around here has little to no clay content, so no hope of happening upon a nice deposit-I would have to purchase some type of clay or plaster. What about covering with Tyvek (I happen to have a ton of it I scored for free) temporarily and then sheathing with whatever I can find? I'd be interested to hear from others who have built non-living space types of structures from straw bales. We are located in Northwest NJ, so the climate ranges from hot humid summers to single digit winters, but lately its been much wetter and milder than normal. For example, today it's in the 50s outside...