Treating the bales with boric acid should help with insects and give some level of fire retardation too.
Treating the bales with boric acid should help with insects and give some level of fire retardation too.A lot of areas have building codes to comply with. If/when that is the case everything that goes into the construction has to be an approved product or system. Just saying it should isn't good enough. I would guess the bales would have to be tagged and come with certification.
I've been in construction for over 35yrs. I've built 2 two story homes for myself after work and on weekends ...by myself.
There is no way I would attempt some kind of hay bale clusterf*&^%.
Under normal circumstances building a home (on your own or not) is a big undertaking that includes complying with some ridiculous regulations with out adding more complications and stupidity.