Cob cover or temporary roof.

[Patrick Newberry]

Hi everyone, 
    While I live in middle Georgia, too far inland to be worried about the winds 
of the various hurricanes the come and go, I do end up with a lot of water 
after one hits either the gulf coast or the east coast.  The last one that 
passed dumped a bunch of water. The house we are building has the earth filled 
bags. Well Just like cob, they hold a lot of water and take a long time to dry 
out. They are still not dry from the last hurricane. Now that I'm putting that 
cement dome on top of these earthen walls, I figure I'd better protect them 
from the rains. Fall is our rainy season. I've had things collapse on me 
before, don't want that to happen again.  

    So far I've been cutting down the scrub oaks around here and putting them in 
as posts for a temporary "Pole"  structure to protect the outer portion of 
the walls. What I'm trying to do is make a decision as to what to put on this 
"Pole" structure. The two ideas I've come up with is plastic or tar paper. Cost 
does count. I thought tar paper to be more resistant to UVH rays, but a friend 
thinks that the (black) plastic will last longer.  I don't want to use 
clear plastic because the rays also break down the poly bags. Those old UVH 
rays can really cause havak with some plastic. Anyway, I'm just wonder what 
other solutions cob folks have come up with to protect cob during those dark 
and wet and cold winters.  

L&L
Pat Newberry
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