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“I owe my life to volunteers who came and helped with the place.” Architect Dave Boeck developed the plans needed for obtaining a building permit, a process he said was interesting since the City of Nor- man had never reviewed plans for a straw bale building before. After dis- cussion, education and meetings, the plans were approved and the project moved forward. Boeck’s offi ce staff and students from his architecture and interior design studios were ac- tively involved in the construction. Boeck said he enjoyed the process and he’d welcome the opportunity to build another one. As for the outside of the house, it’s ready for a lime-and-sand coating. The lime has to sit for at least two weeks to become “lime putty” which waterproofs the clay on the outside. Fletcher said she’s done a whitewash on the house. However, with the tornadic winds that came through Norman this spring, the whitewash came off—though her home stayed completely dry.


OEC member, Dave Chase, framer


and trim carpenter, said construc- tion was more challenging than building a post and beam house because the whole house was built from the top down due to lack of an actual fl oor into which to shoot plates. Through the challenges and problem solving, he said he became friends with Fletcher.


“The world could take lessons from her on patience,” Chase said. “Myrna is the sweetest woman God ever put on Earth, I think.” Fletcher’s patience paid off be- cause she’s now in her home and said the best part is how safe she feels. “There’s a special feel when I walk in here, a sheltering feel when the tornadic winds come up and we sit at the table and feel perfectly safe and comfortable,” Fletcher said. “It makes me feel good when standard construction people come in here with their minds made up and say, ‘Wow, this feels good.’ It’s not some- thing you can explain. It’s just there. When I walk in here I know I did something right.”


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Top: Volunteers use a red clay mud mixture on the exterior of Fletcher’s home. The natural dye in the clay gives her home a reddish hue. Fletcher (right) says she is grateful to the many volunteers who helped make her dream home a reality. She is now living comfortably in the home, enjoying lower energy bills and continued comfort through Oklahoma storms.


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