Strawbale Foundation

[hierony]

Awesome! When I took apart my first strawbale platform, it didn't look that great--but then the wood & straw was exposed to a couple months spring weather... Good to know there probably isn't anything growing in my current straw foundation

Also curious, it almost looks like there's a 6" deep drainage channel just outside where the straw meets the ground. Was there a drainage ditch?

[mudhugger]

Originally Posted by hierony

Also curious, it almost looks like there's a 6" deep drainage channel just outside where the straw meets the ground. Was there a drainage ditch?

Yep. I can't remember how deep we originally dug it-- a foot down maybe?-- but the ditch went all the way around the yurt and had a drain (and by that I mean another ditch running downhill ) off to the right side into the woods. We had the whole ditch filled with woodchips that I tossed a bunch of borax in to keep the mice and ants at bay.