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September 26, 2007

Guemes Island homeowner touts the virtues of straw construction

GUEMES ISLAND, Skagit County (AP) — People often doubt Jerry Frelix when he says his home is made of straw.

But then he takes them to the west side of his house where the stucco exterior gives way to a clear plastic, framed panel that reveals the home's interior insulation: Tightly packed straw bales.


 
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