Cob: Re: Cob Buildings in MD or VA?

Thu Mar 9 06:30:07 PST 2000

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Not in Va. or Md., I'm in eastern WV.  I have a foundation half-done and =
"plan" on doing the walls late this summer.  You are welcome to come by =
to help and/or look around.  If you are interested, let me know and I'll =
send you all the pertinent info.  It's a fairly small building, about =
200 square feet, south-facing, oval-shaped, with a dry-laid stone =
foundation three feet deep.

Just as an aside, if you are building a cob house in a cold area like =
mine which requires a deep foundation, I DO NOT recommend natural stone! =
 It takes forever!  Next one I build is gonna have a rubble trench =
foundation of 3 inch gravel dumped in up to the grade and natural stone =
on laid top of that.  Don't get me wrong, I love building with stone, =
but between gathering the rocks and then laying them up, we're talking =
alot of time.  If I didn't have a job I might have a different opinion.

Jud Malone

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Not in Va. or Md., I'm in eastern WV.&nbsp; I have a =

foundation half-done and "plan" on doing the walls late this =
summer.&nbsp; You=20
are welcome to come by to help and/or look around.&nbsp; If you are =
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let me know and I'll send you all the pertinent info.&nbsp; It's a =
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area like mine which requires a deep foundation, I <STRONG>DO NOT=20
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is gonna&nbsp;have a rubble trench foundation of 3 inch gravel dumped in =
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