So the drill with the bales was that they were placed between the wall trusses, the strings were cut, they expanded slightly, and we stuffed the spaces between the bales and trusses. Any spaces on the corners of the bales were filled with corkscrewed handfuls of straw. Fold the longer straw over, twist the loose ends, place in a wall void and twist into place. The plaster crew does not want to have to deal with much loose straw.
Once the holes were roughly filled, then Justin and Andre spent the day making certain the walls were relatively straight. This was achieved by one being inside, one being outside, and each with a "persuader" - (the large mallets) beating the walls straight. It's amazing what a difference that step makes. Everything is brought to attention and the walls looks wonderful.
