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Before addressing common concerns about straw bale walls, we need to explain how straw bale wall systems actually work. To be accurate we should really use the term plastered straw bale walls. The plaster — and there are many different kinds — is what seals the bales against fire, rain, wind, bugs, and big bad wolves. The plaster also gives the wall much of its rigidity and strength. Stacked bales alone can hold up a roof and keep out the weather, at least for a while, but when the walls are plastered, they take on many impressive properties.