Originally Posted By: Desperado
Originally Posted By: JohnE
Had the opportunity to stay in a strawbale house a couple of years ago. This was down near San Diego, CA over the 4th of July holiday.


JohnE


Strawbale house in in fire prone California, that sounds like a recipe for one hell of a big signal fire.

Strawbale houses are more fire resistant than many stick houses. The straw in a typical bale is packed very tight which reduces oxygen access. The surface covering is usually nonflammable (usually an adobe-like). Though I won't say that it would survive a wild fire, I would rather be in a strawbale house than a stick house in such a situation.