Dates and times
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More info
Friday 11 to Sunday 13 April 2025
Next dates: Friday 4 to Sunday 6 July 2025
This three-day straw bale building course runs from 9.00am to 5.30pm at Earthship Brighton in Stanmer Park, Brighton.
Cost
Sliding scale of fees
Course summary
Building with straw bales – a cheap, natural, healthy and low impact way of making your own house. This is a practical building course and involves lots of hands-on workshops.

During the course you will learn:

  • How to build straw bale walls
  • How to work with straw bales, including shaping, cutting & tying
  • Learn about detailing for doors and windows, and how to construct roof structures.
  • Examine existing straw-bale buildings, built using different methods
Ian Brown
Apprentice teachers
No apprentice teacher places available on this course
Course can be started at any time (online)
Off
Putting up straw bale walls
Course type
Specialist
Engagement style
Face to face

Postal address of venue

Earthship Brighton
Brighton
United Kingdom

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