Cob Re: Beers cause cordwood dreams

[Will Firstbrook WCB of BC]

Hi Charmaine & Rog, 

Your thread has got me thinking perhaps if you extend the cob on the
outside of the cob cordwood the exterior cob would be monolithic.  In
essence the logs will be embedded into the exterior cob wall as spacers.
This space would then allow some insulation (straw/sawdust) to keep the
inside cob wall isolated from the outside. High mass & R value, best of
both. 

Regards,
Will


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>Sent:	Thursday, September 17, 1998 9:47 AM
>To:	coblist; WFIRSTBR
>Subject:	Cob Re: Beers cause cordwood dreams
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>Dear Rog, dear dear boy..this is called CORDWOOD construction and has been
>done delightfully by Rob Roy, et al. for many years.
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>NOW the cob part for infill is NEW..and now being tested I hear...has
>promise..but from what i understand from the cob knowledgeable folks  you
>dont want too many braks in a cob wall..it is either MONOLITHIC or it is
>putty infill..can't be both, and serve well..
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>am I right, ow what?
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>no beers here...bears sometimes..but no beers..sigh
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>Charmaine R. Taylor
>Taylor Publishing & Elk River Press
>PO Box 6985 Eureka CA 95502  1-888-307-7650
>'Books for people who want to build'
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>http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/
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