Hi, all! I just put up a MySpace profile for "Cob Building," so if you are MySpacy, stop by here http://myspace.com/cobbuilding and add Cob Building to your...
I'm planning on building a cob house in central interior BC,which has fairly long cold winters. Wonder if anyone has any ideas on added insulation (planning...
Dear All: I am from India, Coimbatore which lies in the southern part of the country. I am soon planning to build a cob house here. Wished to know if anyone...
I have added 30% by volume of ground up paper to the cob. Document shredding companies sometimes have free ground paper or you can collect recycled paper and...
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Becky, this intrigues me a lot, but since my building a cob place might not be far off now, I am thinking about the longevity of the paper fibers. Do you do...
I'm not Becky and maybe she has some good answers but my thoughts are that it might be worth looking at some of the houses built with papercrete (paper mixed...
My husband has a PhD in Chemistry and here is his response: Dear Dana, I'm not subscribed to that news group, so please submit this for me. It seems to me that...
Thanks for the suggestions. I had a thought,and I'm not sure if it is totally ridiculous or not. If you folks think it is, PLEASE tell me. My ideas are often...
Has anyone seen or made a home or even a partial wall out of cob surrounded straw bale? I was curious as to whether this would bond well, and if it would add...
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I think most people building with straw bale have the straw bale walls bearing the load. What say you straw bale builders? I think the question is do you...
I built a load bearing straw bale house with cob floor and cob plaster inside and out, cob furniture, shelves, window support and surrounds and cob interior...
bex
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Dec 20, 2007 2:57 am
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I'm interested! ... Charity ... -- It is the state of wonder that creates the human desire to learn -Socrates...
... plaster ... more ... Becky, How thick of cob did you layer on the straw bales??? Did you use any type of moisture barrier between the cob and bales? I've...
... Otherwise, there's no intrinsic problem with having straw ... I wonder if I would need to have something to help hold the cob to the bales? I can envision...
... ******I'm very new to all of this[but loving it !!!], but I would think that using one of the wooden things called " cobbers thumbs" would help bind the...
Thanks for the links. They look very interesting and I'll check them out tomorrow when I'm not half asleep! This brings to mind: Just out of curiosity, has...
HI Cindy, I didn't measure the cob plaster but it probably varies from 2/3 of an inch to 1 and a 1/4. I let the straw bales be load bearing on most of the...
bex
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Jan 1, 2008 6:12 pm
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You do know that straw bales can be load bearing right? Becky Bee...
bex
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Jan 1, 2008 6:12 pm
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INteresting thoughts. I would love to know. I have added hydrated lime to some of the cob/ paper mixes. STill too early to tell. The fibers will always be...
bex
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Jan 1, 2008 6:18 pm
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Good thinking Brenna, I have seen straw in 80 year old cob walls that was perfectly golden and fresh looking and strong. Becky...
bex
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Jan 1, 2008 6:20 pm
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Chris, can you ask your husband if clay (major cob ingredient) is always or usually acidic? Becky...
bex
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Jan 1, 2008 6:22 pm
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I am a wannabe builder, without real experience, so take my comments accordingly. I am confused by the idea of "cob around straw bale"--if this means a cob...
Joanne, You may be a wannabe but your logic I agree with. Insulation on the outside, thermal mass on the inside. I am Becky and need to know specific...
bex
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Jan 2, 2008 3:39 am
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WHy would you want minibales? Becky I belong to various alternative architecture groups, and several people have sent me replies suggesting that I may not need...
... Insulation on ... Joanne and Becky, The more I think on it, the more this sounds like a solid idea. As far as dimentions go and figuring it all out, that's...
I myself think minibales would be SO fun! A weight presumably I could easily handle, and I think it would be great fun to be working with lighter weight......
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