Cob

[RHH Hydro]

At 02:51 PM 3/2/98 -0800, you wrote:
>  But I hear that indeed, those
>little cob cottages that people are building get real cold.  they acn be
>easier to heat by virtue of their little size, but still I just don't know.
>The greatet enthusiasm I feel for cob is as the thermal mass part of a straw
>bale structure.
>
>Robert Bolman
>

I am a complete novice to the discussion on cob, but I would like to hear from people who are living in cob homes on the issue of being cold. Is it true? How does cob react in the summer for keeping people cool? Is cob more suited for temperate climates ie Devon, England and the Pacific North-west of N. America. Is there anyone out there living in a cob structure were the temperature can drop to -20c and stay there for weeks on end?

Stew Wilson