Hey Tina,
No structure yet. Thanks for that great advice. I think I will still keep a fairly significant overhang (3’4’) on the long ends, and maybe I’ll bring it down to 24”-30” for the gable ends. If I use SIPS for the roof insulation, the doublechip panels can cantilever that amount.

What do you think about Tim’s recommendation above? For the deck, I could keep this “walkway” at the same height as the rest of the building, or I could maybe drop it a few inches below for the sake of the bales. I would like to keep the house as close to the ground as the bales and plaster walls will allow (18”?), as with using piers I don’t want a house that appears to be floating.