Workshops
Huff 'n' Puff Constructions run regular workshops in many regions of Australia. You can learn all the fundamentals of strawbale building by actually doing it. Please contact us, or fill in the online enrolment form to secure a place. (See the Home page for more contact details.)
Some comments from some of the strawbalers in the Easter workshop in Ganmain:
"Thank you. I have changed my mind five times in three days. So many ideas!" Sam and Steve from Parkes
"Brilliant! Now we can plan!" Herb and Jenny from Balmain and Canowindra
"I will definitely be building load-bearing strawbale with earthen render." Tony from Preston Victoria
Our workshops feature discussion on and hands-on experience with:
Typical agenda for a five-day workshop
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Days
4 & 5 |
Practical:
Hands-on learning; render mixes: cement/lime/clay-chaff; clay/Ganmain chaff render application; lime putties/colour |
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Workshop fees
Our costs have not risen for five years of running workshops around Australia. We can keep the costs pegged for a short while, and your investment is still only $495 (includes GST) per person for three days, $550 (includes GST) per person for four days, or $605 (includes GST) per person for the full five days. This includes smoko, lunch and afternoon tea every day.
You will need to send a 50% deposit to confirm your registration (see the Home page for contact details). But please book early. Our workshops are very popular, and a booking with a deposit will take precedence over bookings without a deposit.
Our public liability insurance premiums have just doubled! So we are going to have look at raising our workshop fees at some stage sooner than later. This is unavoidable, and I am told we are lucky to get public liability insurance for this type of activity. We expect the rise to take place sometime in 2006.
