Cob: Re: Roofing a cob building

Fri Apr 13 10:43:41 PDT 2001

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Charly, reading your entry made me think that maybe a living roof would =
be a better solution for you? I don't know  what your roof slope is and =
if the timbers are big enough to carry a heavier roof. Metal  is so =
light and if your area does get the storms like you dicscribe , wouldn't =
a heavier roof work better?=20

Elke
presenting=20
Natural Builders Colloquium on Vancouver Island, BC
April 26- May 2, 2001
Check www.cobworks.com
for more info
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: charly hightower=20
  To: coblist at deatech.com=20
  Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:04 PM
  Subject: Cob: Roofing a cob building

  Hi All! The recent storms have ripped the roof right off of my cob =
potting/guest house, and I am freaking out, to say the least!  We had 60 =
mile an hour gusts here in Kansas, and all of the recycled tin I used is =
GONE...since I am not wealthy, and my access to materials is limited, =
the only free wood I can get at this time is pallets from a local pool =
company.  I thought about decking the existing timbers on my structure =
with this recycled wood, and then covering it with the leftover sod that =
the pool-building company throws away. (9 times out of ten, the sod is =
still living--you should see my yard :)! ) Would this work temporarily, =
until I can dumpster dive this summer and acquire "new" tin for the =
roof?  Also, are the chems with which these wood pallets are treated =
very harmful or carcinogenic? Any advice or suggestions would be =
appreciated. What a mess! Thanks in advance for your help. Charley-girl

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Charly, reading your entry made me =
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<DIV>Elke</DIV>
<DIV>presenting <BR>Natural Builders Colloquium on Vancouver Island, =
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26- May 2, 2001<BR>Check <A=20
href=3D"http://www.cobworks.com">www.cobworks.com</A></DIV>
<DIV>for more info</DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Cob: Roofing a cob=20
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  <DIV>Hi All! The recent storms have ripped the roof right off of my =
cob=20
  potting/guest house, and I am freaking out, to say the least!&nbsp; We =
had 60=20
  mile an hour gusts here in Kansas, and all of the recycled tin I used =
is=20
  GONE...since I am not wealthy, and my access to materials is limited, =
the only=20
  free wood I can get at this time is pallets from a local pool =
company.&nbsp; I=20
  thought about decking the existing timbers on my structure with this =
recycled=20
  wood, and then covering it with the leftover sod that the =
pool-building=20
  company throws away.&nbsp;(9 times out of ten, the sod is still =
living--you=20
  should see my yard :)! ) Would this work temporarily, until I can =
dumpster=20
  dive this summer and acquire "new" tin for the roof?&nbsp; Also, are =
the chems=20
  with which these wood pallets are treated very harmful or =
carcinogenic? Any=20
  advice or suggestions would be appreciated. What a mess! Thanks in =
advance for=20
  your help. Charley-girl</DIV><BR clear=3Dall>
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