A model is a great idea... My Cob Builders Handbook is a must to read and get starting ideas as well as how to and finishing ideas. Where are you? I am doing a...
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I will be doing another workshop outside of New Mexico in August. That's quite a BIT closer. Check out www.beckybee.net for more info. All the best, Becky...
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determine what size you want for each room....mock it up with straw bales, &-or cardboard boxes and pretend you are living in it/ get long plastic pipe to play...
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Hi Saoirse. My interest really piqued when you said you were from western New York. I'm in the Rochester area and would be thrilled to lend my hands to...
hello to all, I am new here and new to cob. I'm building an addition to my house using cob. I have a question. About the rubble trench, how important is the...
... addition ... there ... drain ... help, ... CARLA...........THE PLASTIC PIPE IS A GOOD IDEA IF INSTALLED PROPERLY.COVER IT WITH FILTER FABRIC SO IT DOESN`T...
Hi all and thank you for having a great group. If anyone has a cob structure in Northern AZ I would love to hear from you. My husband and I, along with 3...
Hey, folks! I do a bit of freelance writing for a local magazine, and decided that it would be efficient to put some of my research on cob to good use and...
Yes your comparison is very reasonable. Adobe is cob bricks mortared together with cob! Or cob is monolithic adobe. You are lucky you have raw earths...
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Let me know how it goes. Happy to answer questions for the article if need be. All the best, Becky Bee...
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There is a Natural Building Colloquium in NY coming up. Not sure exactly how to find it but if you have no luck on the net, let me know. Good luck! If you go,...
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Is it super wet where you are? Does the ground drain well? Are you on a slope? I don't usually use plastic pipe. Not sure how to make sure it doesn't get...
... on ... sure ... run ... BECKY......HERE IS HOW YOU LAY DRAIN PIPE IN A RUBBLE TRENCH.BUT GO WITH THE RIGID PERFERATED AND NOT THE BIG "O".THE BIG "O" WILL...
Do you have to use straw or can you use other kinds of dried grass? I have fields of tall grass where I live and I have cutting it just to mow it down....
Thank you for the encouragement to just go for it, I appreciate it. Did you know the moderator of this list has the ability to remove from this group those who...
I couldn't have said it better myself. I really don't think that the moderator is as concerned about it as we are. I think that the moderator should either do...
