Bungalow in Moosbrunn

Bungalow in Moosbrunn
Written by Herbert Gruber

Brick house, top floor ceiling insulated with straw bales: by the way, this is a simple method to cover a “floating” straw bale floor (without construction) on the intermediate ceiling.

Eckdaten

Ort:Moosbrunn Fertigstellung:2007 Bauweise:straw bale roof/ceiling Entwurf & Planung:Bestand Besichtigung:Nein Pressebilder:Nein
Heizwärbebedarf:32 U-Wert (Wand):W/m2K U-Wert (Dach):W/m2K Kategorien: Projects Austria,

Solid house, top floor ceiling insulated with straw bales: by the way, this is a simple method to cover a “floating” straw bale floor (without intermediate construction) on the intermediate ceiling. Lay roughcast boards at a distance of approx. 50 cm, then nail a second layer of roughcast boards (or floor timbers) on top at right angles to them. For the accessibility of the attic insulation required by chimney sweeps (at least) up to the cleaning door of the chimney, this is a simple, inexpensive method, but also if the attic is to be used as a storage room, for example. Swings very slightly when walked on, but can withstand any weight wonderfully.

Massivhaus, oberste Geschoßdecke mit Strohballen gedämmt: das ist übrigens eine einfache Methode, einen “schwimmenden” Strohballenboden (ohne Zwischenkonstruktion) auf der Zwischendecke abzudecken. Im Abstand von ca. 50 cm Rauhschalungsbretter auflegen, danach eine zweite Lage Rauhschalungsbretter (oder Fussbodenhölzer) im rechten Winkel dazu darauf nageln. Für die von Rauchfangkehrern geforderte Begehbarkeit der Dachbodendämmung (zumindest) bis zu dem Putztürl des Kamins eine einfache, kostengünstige Methode, aber auch, wenn der Dachboden z.B. als Lagerraum verwendet werden soll. Schwingt ganz leicht beim Begehen, hält aber jedes Gewicht wunderbar aus.

About the author

Herbert Gruber

Herbert is author of the book "Neues Bauen mit Stroh in Europa" (New Building with Straw in Europe), head of the austrian strawbale network ASBN and partner in the Leonardo-project "STEP" (Strawbale Training for European Professionals) and the Erasmus project "BuildStraw Pro" (a project to get formal national recognition of the training) and "Make your City Smart". As a collector he documents European straw bale buildings since 1999 on his website (database, german), in lectures, workshops and books.