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Cob: Glass Blocks/BricksShannon C. Dealy dealy at deatech.comThu Feb 1 14:06:06 CST 2001
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Couch, Valerie wrote: > Hi All, > Has anyone tried using glass blocks/brick in a non-loadbearing cob > situation? > > Regards, > Valerie Couch Are you asking if there are any problems with using glass blocks/bricks embedded in the cob? If so, the answer is no. While I have not used glass blocks/bricks, I have embedded unprotected single pane glass into cob, you have to build up slowly to allow the cob to dry and support the layers which follow, so the glass doesn't end up bearing the weight. I have also done a large window out of glass jars in a cob wall. The jars are laid on their sides, closely stacked and mortared together with a thin layer of cob. Shannon C. Dealy | DeaTech Research Inc. dealy at deatech.com | - Custom Software Development - | Embedded Systems, Real-time, Device Drivers Phone: (800) 467-5820 | Networking, Scientific & Engineering Applications or: (541) 451-5177 | www.deatech.com
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