Cob: Showers in Cob houses

[Shannon C. Dealy]

It seems to me that the simpler and safer approach is to keep the water 
away from the walls in the first place by using a free-standing shower
over a tub or rimmed basin built into the floor, with a fabric shower
curtain that completely surrounds it.  This keeps the water away from the
cob or straw bale walls, and avoids the potential problem of moisture
trapped behind any tiles, or sealants.  It also has the advantage of being
much easier to keep clean, where most people use harsh or even toxic
chemicals to get the tiles and grout in their showers clean, a fabric
shower curtain can simply be washed with the rest of the laundry.  A free
standing shower with fabric curtain will also dry faster (reducing
potential mold/mildew problems, or run-time/energy for a bathroom fan),
because it allows for air circulation around and through the shower area,
where one built against the wall generally creates a dead air pocket.

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