Yaroslav Gordiyenko

Glenn Herbert wrote:
There is no particular reason to have a flattish roof to collect rainwater. Gutters can do that regardless of the slope.

but what about snow? i was thinking a flatter roof would collect more snow which would melt and provide water

hello everyone,
I want to build a small 50-ish sq.m. load-bearing straw bale home. To make it completely off-grid, I think of having the roof almost flat, with a minimal slope to collect the water from the roof.
The bales I can find have a density of 125kg/cubic meter.
The normative snow load in my region is 1600 Pa (160 kg/sq.m)

Will the bales even withstand the load?

Jonathan Carr wrote: taking inspiration from the traditional Ukrainian mazanka, lime-plastered earthen buildings built in southern/eastern Ukraine, a place with a lot of similarity with northern/central Illinois in climate and terrain.

not only lime, clay was used more often