Cob intro

[Mike Carter]

>One question on cob and straw: how good are they at withstanding
>rodents and other burrowing animals?
>
We have been building a Cob house in Texas and have found that burrowing
animals and insects have no interest in DRIED Cob.  Scorpions have been
known to hang out in "holes" in the sides of walls that will be filled
during rough-coat plastering.

Mike