After a significant push by students and all involved in the project, plus a kind spell of good weather we have managed to bring the project back on programme. That being with the walls completed and under compression for the half term break. We even had students assisting the farmer to restring some bales on his farm as a significant number of the original bales were deemed unsuitable due to them getting wet. Again student accuracy amazed me again with the top ring beam being exactly square and exactly plumb over the bottom beam on all four sides. This is with a level of tolerance within 5 mm. Considering we have been using a building product as natural in size and shape as a straw bale. these pictures show the top beam in place and being staked down to the bales below. The next stage is to allign all of the bales with the beams and compree the straw over a period of a week or two. This will then be ready to install the roof.
