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Cob: what about...............

IBXeri at aol.com IBXeri at aol.com
Sat Mar 3 15:38:04 CST 2001 

        Haven't built with cob yet but have a question.

         Would there be disadvantages to building  a cob wall in  an 
interlocking  series of  hollow colums with say a 4' diameter? 
          My thought is that if it were double rowed then the outside walls 
would be  about 8' plus in thickness and the trapped air  would help 
insulate.I was also thinking that  the series of interlocking colums would be 
more stable just like a sheet of paper cannot stand on edge until the top and 
bottom are connected.
          Would the required thickness of the wall leave no hollow space?What 
if the diameter were larger?Probably creating a lot more work for dubious 
gain.Still I would appreciate any feedback.Thanks.
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  COLOR="#008000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Calisto MT" LANG="0"><B>        Haven't built with cob yet but have a question.
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<BR>         Would there be disadvantages to building  a cob wall in  an 
<BR>interlocking  series of  hollow colums with say a 4' diameter? 
<BR>          My thought is that if it were double rowed then the outside walls 
<BR>would be  about 8' plus in thickness and the trapped air  would help 
<BR>insulate.I was also thinking that  the series of interlocking colums would be 
<BR>more stable just like a sheet of paper cannot stand on edge until the top and 
<BR>bottom are connected.
<BR>          Would the required thickness of the wall leave no hollow space?What 
<BR>if the diameter were larger?Probably creating a lot more work for dubious 
<BR>gain.Still I would appreciate any feedback.Thanks.</B></FONT></HTML>