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"Spencer, glad to meet you. I consider myself a straw bale professional. Looking to build my next home for someone. At some point I will be building my own and hopefully this year. I think finding the right property for what i want is important so…"
"Cindy, I understand about moving. I did get rid of a lot of my things I had not used in a long time. I think downsizing is good. In any case, whenever you are ready just let me know. Happy moving and God Bless."
"Hi Cindy, happy New Year. Hope all is going well for you. Do you still have plans on building a straw bale home? I am inches away from my license and looking forward to this new year. Did you make any further contact with the guy up in the…"
"Hey sweetie, glad you joined me on this site. I looks fun and we will need it when we have our lot one up in Black Canyon City!!"
"Ruthanne, thank you for asking me to be your friend on this website. I will be calling you soon on a date we can tour the straw bale home in New River. I called today but she was out so I left a message and sure she will be back with me soon. Talk…"
"Ruthanne, I posted an answer to your question and hope I can keep you interested in straw bale homes. Thank you for the post and you have a very nice blogg. Patrick Preciado"
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Hi Patrick, I have participated in a few bale projects in Taos, NM and Tucson several years ago. Then I left AZ and moved into structural bamboo home building and sales for about 7 years for a company based in Hawaii.
I'm back in Phx now and settling down into a my new old slump block home. My goal is to wrap the house in bales someday to improve the energy efficiency and appearance of the house. I am pulling together some research now and looking for other people with experience in straw bale building and more specifically straw bale retrofits.
So far, I haven't come across too many people with actual hands on experience with a bale wrap retrofit. There is one contractor in NM who is familiar with bale retrofits and has completed several projects. He has been pretty helpful so far.
Have you had any experience in retrofitting a home with a straw bale wrap?
Glad to meet you.
Spencer
Hi Patrick,
Happy New Year to you too! Yes, I am definitely still interested in building a strawbale home. I just moved out of my home and will be moving into my parent's home. I hate moving! I have too much stuff to get rid off. I will set a meeting for you and Elizabeth to come and get a feel for the neighborhood and stuff. I'm trying to get settled and then I will contact you soon after. I haven't had any further contact with the guy from Aprovecho yet. God Bless You!